Greek word · G3532
Νικόλαος
nikolaos
Nicolas
Appears once in 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 · 1
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Acts 6:5 Νικόλαον Nicolas
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
Here: A Greek name, 'victor over the people'. He is the only one of the seven given a hometown and a religious background.
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