G2958 – Kurenios – Κυρήνιος – Cyrenius
- Strong’s ID:
- G2958
- Greek Word:
- Κυρήνιος
- Transliteration:
- kyrēnios / Kurenios
- Pronunciation:
- koo-ray’-nee-os
- Part of Speech:
- noun proper masculine
- Usage Count:
- 1
- Search:
- Find “Kurenios” in the Bible (New Testament)
Strong’s Greek Lexicon
of Latin origin; Cyrenius (i.e. Quirinus), a Roman:—Cyrenius.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
Cyrenius = “warrior”
1) the Greek form of the Roman name Quirinus. His full name is Publius Sulpicius Quirinus. He was consul B.C. 12., and was made governor of Syria after the banishment of Archelaus in A.D. 6. He was probably twice governor of Syria; his first governorship extended from B.C. 4 (the year of Christ’s birth) to B.C. 1. It was during this time that he was sent to make enrolment which caused Joseph and Mary to visit Bethlehem. Luke 2:2. The second enrolment is mentioned in Acts 5:37.
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.