Greek word · G491

Ἀντιοχεύς

antiocheus

Antiochian

Appears once in the Greek New Testament. · Updated October 31, 2026

What it means

Ἀντιοχεύς, -έως, ὁ

a citizen of Antioch, an Antiochian: Acts 6:5.†

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

Acts · 1

Acts 6:5 Ἀντιοχέα, of Antioch,

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: From Antioch in Syria, a great Greek city with a large Jewish community. It quietly points ahead: Antioch becomes the base of the first mixed Jewish–Gentile church (11:19–26).

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