Ἀλέξανδρος G0223
Alexander; a Greek personal name borne by several NT figures including a relative of the high priest and a coppersmith
A common Hellenistic name meaning 'defender of men,' borne by at least four distinct individuals in the New Testament. Simon of Cyrene's son Alexander is named at the cross (Mark 15:21), suggesting he was known to Mark's audience. A kinsman of the high priest appears in Acts 4:6, while a Jewish man is thrust forward during the Ephesian riot (Acts 19:33). Paul names an Alexander the coppersmith who did him great harm (2 Tim 4:14), possibly the same man handed over to Satan in 1 Timothy 1:20. The name's universal retention across languages -- Spanish Alejandros, French Alexandre -- reflects its status as an established proper noun.
Senses
1. Alexander (proper noun) — The personal name Alexander (Alexandros, 'defender of men'), applied in the NT to several individuals. The name's Greek form appears consistently across languages -- Spanish 'Alejandros,' French 'Alexandre,' German preserving the Greek inflected forms -- reflecting its status as a loanword proper noun. The multiple bearers span from the passion narrative (Mark 15:21) to the Pauline epistles (1 Tim 1:20; 2 Tim 4:14), illustrating how common this Hellenistic name was across social strata in the first-century Mediterranean world. 6×
AR["إِسْكَنْدَر", "إِسْكَنْدَرَ", "إِسْكَنْدَرُ"]·ben["আলেকজান্দার", "আলেকজান্দ্রের", "আলেক্সান্দ্রোস", "আলেক্সান্দ্রোস,"]·DE["Ἀλέξανδρον", "Ἀλέξανδρος", "Ἀλεξάνδρου"]·EN["Alexandros", "of-Alexandros"]·FR["Alexandre"]·heb["אֲלֶכְּסַנְדְּרוֹס", "אַלֶכְסַנְדְּרוֹס", "אָלֶכְּסַנְדְּרוֹס"]·HI["अलेxअन्द्रोस", "अलेकसन्द्रोस", "और", "सिकन्दर-को", "सिकन्दर-ने", "सिकन्दरस-के"]·ID["Aleksander", "Aleksander,"]·IT["Alessandro", "alexandros", "alexandrou"]·jav["Aleksander", "Aléksander", "Aléksandrus,", "Aléksandèr,"]·KO["알렉산더,", "알렉산더-가", "알렉산더와", "알렉산드로-가", "알렉산드로가", "알렉산드로를"]·PT["Alexandre", "Alexandre,", "de-Alexandre"]·RU["Александр", "Александр,", "Александра", "Александра,"]·ES["Aléxandros", "a-Aléxandros", "de-Aléxandros"]·SW["Aleksanda", "wa-Alexandros"]·TR["Aleksandros'un", "İskender", "İskender'i"]·urd["الکسندرُس", "سکندر"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἀλέξανδρος, -ου, ὁ, Alexander __1. Son of Simon of Cyrene: Mrk.15:21 __2. A kinsman of the High Priest: Act.4:6. __3. A certain Jew: Act.19:33. __4. A coppersmith: 1Ti.1:20. __5. Perh. = 4 (see Ellic. on I Ti, l.with): 2Ti.4:14. † (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)