Word Summary
Kyrēnaios: of Cyrene
Original Word: ΚυρηναῖοςTransliteration: Kyrēnaios
Phonetic Spelling: (koo-ray-nah'-yos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: of Cyrene
Meaning: of Cyrene
Strong's Concordance
of Cyrene, Cyrenian.
From Kurene; i.e. Cyrenaean, i.e. Inhabitant of Cyrene -- of Cyrene, Cyrenian.
see GREEK Kurene
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2956: ΚυρηναῖοςΚυρηναῖος,
Κυρηναίου,
ὁ (
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.))