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Lexicon :: Strong's G2956 - kyrēnaios

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Κυρηναῖος
Transliteration
kyrēnaios (Key)
Pronunciation
koo-ray-nah'-yos
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

Κυρηναῖος Kyrēnaîos, koo-ray-nah'-yos; from G2957; i.e. Cyrenæan, i.e. inhabitant of Cyrene:—of Cyrene, Cyrenian.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2956 in the following manner: Cyrene (3x), Cyrenian (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G2956 in the following manner: Cyrene (3x), Cyrenian (3x).
  1. a native of Cyrene

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Κυρηναῖος Kyrēnaîos, koo-ray-nah'-yos; from G2957; i.e. Cyrenæan, i.e. inhabitant of Cyrene:—of Cyrene, Cyrenian.
STRONGS G2956:
Κυρηναῖος, Κυρηναίου, (Κυρήνη, which see), a Cyrenaean (A. V. (R. V. Acts 6:9) Cyrenian), a native of Cyrene: Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26; Acts 6:9; Acts 11:20; Acts 13:1. ((Herodotus, others.))
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
27:32
Mark
15:21
Luke
23:26
Acts
6:9; 6:9; 11:20; 13:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2956 matches the Greek Κυρηναῖος (kyrēnaios),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:32 - As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:21 - A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:26 - As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:9 - Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:20 - Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:1 - Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.
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