International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Cyrenian; Cyrenians

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Cyrenian; Cyrenians


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sı̄-rē´ni-an (Κυρηναῖος, Kurēnaı́os, “a native or inhabitant of Cyrene”): 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.

For Cyrenians see CYRENE.