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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G2958 - Cyrenius

Strong's No.:G2958

Greek:Κυρήνιος

Transliteration:Kurēnios

Phonetic:koo-ray'-nee-os

Word Origin:Of Latin origin

Bible Usage:Cyrenius.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

Cyrenius (that is Quirinus) a Roman


Thayers
Definition:

Cyrenius = "warrior"

1. the Greek form of the Roman name Quirinus. His full name is Publius Sulpicius Quirinus. He was consul B.C. 12., and was made governor of Syria after the banishment of Archelaus in A.D. 6. He was probably twice governor of Syria; his first governorship extended from B.C. 4 (the year of Christ's birth) to B.C. 1. It was during this time that he was sent to make enrolment which caused Joseph and Mary to visit Bethlehem. Luke 2:2. The second enrolment is mentioned in Acts 5:37.


Bible References:
Cyrenius

Translation
Occurrences:
Cyrenius ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.