θεσσαλονικεύς G2331
A Thessalonian; an inhabitant or native of Thessalonica, the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia.
This gentilicium identifies someone from Thessalonica, the bustling port city and capital of Roman Macedonia. Paul's traveling companions Aristarchus and Secundus are called Thessalonians (Acts 20:4; 27:2), and both canonical letters to the church there open by addressing the congregation as 'the Thessalonians' (1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1). Across languages the term is simply transliterated — Spanish 'Tesalonicenses,' French 'Thessalonicien,' German 'Thessaloniker' — reflecting the proper-noun character of this ethnic designation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A person from Thessalonica, used both for individuals (Aristarchus in Acts 20:4, 27:2) and collectively for the Christian community there (1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1). As a proper gentilicium it is consistently transliterated across languages rather than translated, appearing as Spanish 'Tesalonicenses,' French 'Thessalonicien,' and German 'Thessaloniker.' The term locates these believers within a major Roman commercial center, hinting at the cosmopolitan context of Paul's ministry. 4×
AR["التَّسالونيكِيّينَ", "التَّسَالُونِيكِيُّ", "وَمِنَ-التَّسَالُونِيكِيِّينَ"]·ben["থিষলনীকীয়", "থিষলনীকীয়দের", "থেষলনীকেয়দের", "থেস্সলনীকীয়দের"]·DE["Thessaloniker", "Θεσσαλονικέων", "Θεσσαλονικέως"]·EN["of-Thessalonians", "of-Thessalonikeis", "of-Thessalonikē"]·FR["Thessalonicien", "Θεσσαλονικέων"]·heb["שֶׁל-הַתֶּסַלוֹנִיקִים", "תֶּסַּלוֹנִיקָאִים", "תֶּסַלוֹנִיקֵיאָה", "תֶּסָלוֹנִיקִי"]·HI["थिस्सलुनीकियों-में-से", "थिस्सलुनीकेका।", "थेस्सलोनिकयोन-कि"]·ID["Tesalonika", "dari-Thessalonikē.", "orang-Tesalonika", "orang-Tesalonika,"]·IT["Tessalonicese", "thessalonikeōn"]·jav["Tésalonika.", "tiyang-Tésalonika", "tiyang-Tésalonika,"]·KO["데살로니가-사람들의", "데살로니가의", "데살로니가인"]·PT["de-Tessalônica.", "dos-tessalonicenses"]·RU["Фессалоникийцев", "фессалоникийца"]·ES["de-Tesalonicenses", "de-Thessalonikéōn", "de-Thessaloníkē", "de-los-tesalonicenses"]·SW["la-Wathesalonike", "wa-Thesalonike", "wa-Wathesalonike"]·TR["Selanikli", "Selaniklilerden", "Selaniklilerin"]·urd["تھسلنیکی", "تھسلنیکیوں-میں-سے", "تھسلنیکیوں-کی", "تھسّلُنیکیوں-کی"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
θεσσαλονικεύς, -έως, ὁ a Thessalonian: Act.20:4 27:2, 1Th.1:1, 2Th.1:1.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)