Word Summary
Akylas: Aquila, a Christian
Original Word: ἈκύλαςTransliteration: Akylas
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-oo'-las)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: Aquila, a Christian
Meaning: Aquila -- a Christian
Strong's Concordance
Aquila.
Probably for Latin aquila (an eagle); Akulas, an Israelite -- Aquila.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 207: ἈκύλαςἈκύλας, (but no genitive seems to be extant, see
Buttmann, 20 (18)),
ὁ, Aquila, a Jew of Pontus, a tent-maker, convert to Christ, companion and ally of Paul in propagating the Christian religion:
Acts 18:2, 18, 26;
Romans 16:3;
1 Corinthians 16:19;
2 Timothy 4:19; (see
B. D.).