noun · masculine
kurēnaios
GreekΚυρηναῖος (kurēnaios)
Strong’sG2956
belonging to Cyrene, a Cyrenaean
stem kurēnai-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Κυρηναῖος, -α, -ον
(< Κυρήνη),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2956 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoo-ray-nah'-yos
i.e. Cyrenæan, i.e. inhabitant of Cyrene
Fromfrom G2957;
King Jamesof Cyrene, Cyrenian.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kurēnaios1×Κυρηναῖος | kurēnaiois1×Κυρηναῖοι |
| object accusative | kurēnaion3×Κυρηναῖον | kurēnaioin |
| direct address vocative | kurēnaior | kurēnaioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kurēnaiou | kurēnaioiu1×Κυρηναίων |
| to, for dative | kurēnaio | kurēnaioi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kurēnaio is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
kurēnaios“of Cyrene”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 13:1“of Cyrene”Ale de en Antiocheia kata tan arōtan ekklēsan profētois kai didaskalois tos tē Barnabaos kai Sumeōn tos kalirōtos Nigeros, kai Loukios tos Kurēnaios, Manaēn tē Hērōdou tou tetraarchou suntrofos kai Saulos.Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen ( who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch ), and Saul.
kurēnaion“Cyrene”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 27:32“Cyrene”Exercherōtois de heuriskala anthrōpon Kurēnaion onome Simōnon; houton angareuala hina airateia ton stauron autou.Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
Mark 15:21“of Cyrene”Kai angareualō paragarōton tinon Simōnon Kurēnaion ercherōton apo agrou, ton patēron Alexandrou kai Roufou, hina airateia ton stauron autou.Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
Luke 23:26“Cyrene”Kai hōs apagala auton, epilamberatois Simōnon tinon Kurēnaion ercherōton apo agrou epitithala auto ton stauron ferarō opisthen tou Iēsu.As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
kurēnaiois“Cyrene”subjectnominative plural1×
Acts 11:20“Cyrene”ale de tinois ek autoiu anērois Kupriois kai Kurēnaiois, hotinois ercharatois eis Antiocheian lalale kai pros toin Hellēnistoin, euangelizerōtois ton kurion Iēsun.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.
kurēnaioiu“Cyrenians”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Acts 6:9“Cyrenians”anistanala de tinois toiu ek tau sunagōgau tau legirōtau Libertinoiu kai Kurēnaioiu kai Alexandrevoiu kai toiu apo Kilikiau kai Asiau suzētarōtois to Stefano,But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,