Κορνήλιος G2883
Cornelius; a Roman centurion at Caesarea, the first named Gentile convert in Acts.
The proper name of a Roman centurion stationed at Caesarea, described as devout, God-fearing, generous in alms, and constant in prayer (Acts 10:1-2). Cornelius holds a pivotal place in the narrative of Acts as the first explicitly named Gentile to receive the Holy Spirit and be baptized, an event that profoundly shaped the early church's understanding of the gospel's universal scope. His story in Acts 10-11 bridges the Jewish and Gentile missions. The name is Latin in origin (Cornelius), preserved with minimal adaptation across languages: French 'Corneille', German 'Cornelius', Spanish 'Kornelios'.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Cornelius — a Roman centurion of the Italian Cohort based in Caesarea, the paradigmatic Gentile convert in Acts. Luke portrays him as devout and God-fearing before his encounter with Peter (Acts 10:1-2, 22). The angelic vision directing him to send for Peter (Acts 10:3-8), Peter's own rooftop vision (10:9-16), and the dramatic descent of the Holy Spirit on Cornelius's household (10:44-48) together form the hinge narrative that opened the church to the Gentile world. His story is recounted again in Acts 11:1-18 and referenced at the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15:7-9). The Latin name 'Cornelius' passes through languages with remarkable stability. 9×
AR["كُرْنِيلِيوسَ","كُرْنِيلِيوسُ","يَا-كُرْنِيلِيوسُ"]·ben["কর্ণেলিয়","কর্ণেলিয়ের"]·DE["Cornelius"]·EN["Kornelios"]·FR["Corneille"]·heb["קוֹרְנֵלִיוֹס"]·HI["कुरनेलियुस"]·ID["Kornelius","Kornelius!"]·IT["Cornelio"]·jav["Kornélius","Kornélius!","Kornélius,"]·KO["고르네료-가","고르네료-는","고르네료-라는","고르네료-로부터","고르네료-야","고르네료-에-의해"]·RU["Корнилий","Корнилия"]·ES["Kornḗlie","Kornḗlios"]·SW["Kornelio","Kornelio!","Kornelio,"]·TR["Kornelios","Kornelios'tan","Kornelios'un"]·urd["کرنیلیس"]
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
Κορνήλιος, -ου, ὁ (Lat.) Cornelius: Act.10:1 ff.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)