Greek word · G3110
Μακεδών
makedōn
Macedonian
Appears 5 times in 5 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
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Where it appears
Acts · 3
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Acts 16:9 Μακεδών of Macedonia
During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
Here: A noun of nationality: 'a Macedonian man'. He represents his people. The text does not say how Paul recognized him as Macedonian.
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Acts 19:29 Μακεδόνας, Macedonians,
Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
Here: This marks them as outsiders from across the Aegean, not Ephesian citizens. That made them easy targets for a crowd defending its home goddess.
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Acts 27:2 Μακεδόνος a Macedonian
We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
2 Corinthians · 2
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2 Corinthians 9:2 Μακεδόσιν, to Macedonians,
For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
Here: The audience of the boast: the churches of the northern province (Philippi, Thessalonica, Beroea), where Paul probably was when he wrote.
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2 Corinthians 9:4 Μακεδόνες Macedonians
Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.
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