Greek word · G2953

Κύπριος

kyprios

Cyprian

Appears 3 times in 3 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

Κύπριος, -α, -ον

of Cyprus, Cyprian: Acts 4:36 11:20 21:16.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Acts · 3

  1. Acts 4:36 Κύπριος a Cypriot

    Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),

    Here: From Cyprus, where there was a large Jewish community. He is a diaspora Jew, meaning one living outside the land of Israel, and probably bilingual in Greek and Aramaic.

  2. Acts 11:20 Κύπριοι of Cyprus

    But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

    Here: Jews from the island of Cyprus, where there was a large Jewish community. Barnabas was a Cypriot too (Acts 4:36).

  3. Acts 21:16 Κυπρίῳ, Cypriot,

    Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.

    Here: From Cyprus, like Barnabas (4:36) and the Cypriot believers who first preached to Greeks at Antioch (11:20). It ties Mnason to the Greek-speaking, outward-looking wing of the earliest church.

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