1. Cyrenian — A person from Cyrene, the Greek colony in North Africa (modern Libya), used as a gentilicium (ethnic adjective/noun) throughout the NT. Simon the Cyrenian is compelled to carry Jesus' cross in Matt 27:32, Mark 15:21, and Luke 23:26 (arb al-qīrīnī/qayrawāniyy, fra Cyrénéen, heb קוּרֵינָאִי/קוּרֵנִי, hin kurenī, kor gurene saram). In Acts 6:9 Cyrenians are among the Hellenistic synagogue members disputing with Stephen (spa de los Kyrēnaîoi). Acts 11:20 mentions Cyrenians (plural Κυρηναῖοι) among those preaching to Greeks in Antioch, and Acts 13:1 identifies Lucius the Cyrenian as a prophet in the Antioch church. All four auto-clusters are inflectional variants (AMS, NMP, GMP, NMS) of one proper gentilicium. 6×
AR["القِيرِينِيَّ","قَيرَوانِيُّ","قَيْرَوَانِيًّا","قَيْرَوَانِيِّينَ","قُرَيْنِيُّونَ","قُيرينِيًّا"]·ben["কুরীণীয়","কুরীণীয়দের","কুরীনীয়","কুরেণীয়","কুরেনীয়"]·DE["Kyrenaeer","Κυρηναίων","Κυρηναῖοι","Κυρηναῖον","Κυρηναῖος"]·EN["Kyrenian","Kyrenians","Kyrēnaios","a-Kyrenian","a-Kyrēnaios","of-Kyrēnaioi"]·FR["Cyrénéen"]·heb["הַקִּירֵנִי","קוּרֵינִי","קוּרֵינָאִי","קוּרֵנִי","קוּרֵנִים","קוּרֵנָאִים"]·HI["कुरेनियों-की","कुरेनी"]·ID["Kirene","orang-Kirene","orang-Kirene,"]·IT["Cireneo","kurenaion"]·jav["Kiréné","Kiréné,","tiyang-Kirènè,","tiyang-Kiréné","tiyang-Kiréné,"]·KO["구레네-사람","구레네-사람들","구레네-사람들-의","구레네-사람을"]·PT["Cireneu","Cireneu,","cireneu"]·RU["Киринейцы","Киринеянин","Киринеянина","киринейцев"]·ES["Cireneo","Cireneos","Kirēnaîos","Kyrēnaîos","de-los-Kyrēnaîoi"]·SW["Mkurēnaiós","Mkurēne","Mkyreini","Wakirene","wa-Kirene,"]·TR["Kireneli","Kireneliler","Kirenelilerin"]·urd["قرینی","کرینی","کرینیوں","کُرینی"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
Κυρηναῖος, -α, -ον (Κυρήνη), of Cyrene, a Cyrenæan: Mat.27:32, Mrk.15:21, Luk.23:2, Act.6:9 11:20 13:1.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)