sı̄-rē´ni-an (ΚυÏηναῖος, KureÌ„naıÌos, “a native or inhabitant of Cyreneâ€): Two Jews of Cyrene are mentioned in the New Testament, namely, Simon ( and the King James Version) who was impressed to bear the Lord's cross ( the Revised Version, margin), and Lucius, a Christian teacher at Antioch (). See CYRENE; LUCIUS; SIMON.