What does Κυρηναῖος (Kyrēnaîos) mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G2956
Κυρηναῖος
I.e. Cyrenæan, i.e. inhabitant of Cyrene
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ΚυρηναῖοςG2956
PronunciationKyrēnaîos
What does Κυρηναῖος (Kyrēnaîos) mean in the Bible?
Κυρηναῖος (Kyrēnaîos) is a Greek word meaning "i.e. Cyrenæan, i.e. inhabitant of Cyrene".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2956?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Cyrene (2), of Cyrene (2), Cyrenians (1), from Cyrene (1).
Where does Κυρηναῖος (Kyrēnaîos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItCyrene2×Acts 11:20, Acts 13:1
of Cyrene2×Mark 15:21, Luke 23:26
Cyrenians1×Acts 6:9
from Cyrene1×Matthew 27:32
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 27:32Κυρηναῖονtofrom CyreneNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularMark 15:21Κυρηναῖονtoof CyreneNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 23:26Κυρηναῖονtoof CyreneNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularActs 6:9ΚυρηναίωνtoCyreniansNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralActs 11:20ΚυρηναῖοιtoCyreneNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 13:1ΚυρηναῖοςtoCyreneNoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 27:32
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Matthew1Mark1Luke1Acts3
Source forms
Κυρηναῖον3xKyrēnaionMatthew 27:32, Mark 15:21, Luke 23:26
Κυρηναῖοι1xKyrēnaioiActs 11:20
Κυρηναῖος1xKyrēnaiosActs 13:1
Κυρηναίων1xKyrēnaiōnActs 6:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular3xMatthew 27:32, Mark 15:21, Luke 23:26
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural1xActs 6:9
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 11:20
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 13:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. i.e. Cyrenæan, i.e. inhabitant of Cyrene
Strong'sG2956
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms4 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
i.e. Cyrenæan, i.e. inhabitant of Cyrene
Extended definition
:--of Cyrene, Cyrenian.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:32Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Κυρηναῖον,kurhnaion
belonging to Cyrene, a Cyrenaean
Read verseMark 15:21Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Κυρηναῖον,kurhnaion
belonging to Cyrene, a Cyrenaean
Read verseLuke 23:26Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Κυρηναίουkurhnaiou
belonging to Cyrene, a Cyrenaean
Read verseActs 6:9Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Κυρηναίων,kurhnaiwn
belonging to Cyrene, a Cyrenaean
Read verseActs 11:20Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
Κυρηναῖοι,kurhnaioi
belonging to Cyrene, a Cyrenaean
Read verseActs 13:1Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Κυρηναῖος,kurhnaiov
belonging to Cyrene, a Cyrenaean
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineActs 11:201×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineActs 13:11×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineActs 6:91×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 27:32 · Mark 15:21 · Luke 23:263×
Word Origins
Κυρηναῖος is built from this root:
ΚυρήνηG2957
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