Ἀλεξανδρεύς G0221
Alexandrian, a native or inhabitant of Alexandria in Egypt
This proper adjective identifies someone from Alexandria, the great Hellenistic city in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great. Alexandria was a major intellectual and commercial center with a large Jewish population. Acts 6:9 mentions members from the synagogue of the Alexandrians (τῶν Ἀλεξανδρέων) who disputed with Stephen. Acts 18:24 introduces Apollos as an Alexandrian (Ἀλεξανδρεύς) by birth, eloquent and mighty in the Scriptures. Both references connect Alexandrians with learning and Scripture knowledge, reflecting the city's reputation as a center of Jewish scholarship.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The ethnic-geographic identification appears uniformly: Spanish 'alejandrino,' French 'Alexandrin.' The two contexts present Alexandrians in different lights—opponents of Stephen (Acts 6) and the gifted teacher Apollos (Acts 18). Alexandria's prominence in Jewish diaspora life, home to scholars like Philo and the translators of the Septuagint, makes this designation significant for understanding early Christian engagement with Hellenistic Judaism. 2×
AR["إِسْكَنْدَرِيٌّ", "إِسْكَنْدَرِيِّينَ"]·ben["আলেকজান্দ্রিয়ার", "আলেকজান্দ্রীয়দের"]·DE["Ἀλεξανδρέων", "Ἀλεξανδρεὺς"]·EN["Alexandreus", "of-Alexandreis"]·FR["Alexandrin"]·heb["אֲלֶכְסַנְדְּרִיִּים", "אַלֶכְסַנְדְרוֹנִי"]·HI["सिकन्दरिया-का", "सिकन्दरियों-की"]·ID["dari-Aleksandria", "orang-Aleksandria,"]·IT["Alessandrino"]·jav["Aleksandria", "tiyang-Aleksandria,"]·KO["알렉산드리아", "알렉산드리아-사람들-의"]·RU["Александриец", "александрийцев"]·ES["alejandrino", "de-los-Alexandréōn"]·SW["Mwiskandria", "Waiskanderia"]·TR["İskenderiyeli", "İskenderiyeli'erin"]·urd["اسکندری", "سکندریوں"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἀλεξανδρεύς, -έως, ὁ an Alexandrian: Act.6:9 18:24.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)