◄ 2958. Kurénios ►
Strong's Lexicon Kurénios: Quirinius Original Word: Κυρήνιος Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Kurénios Pronunciation: koo-RAY-nee-os Phonetic Spelling: (koo-ray'-nee-os) Definition: Quirinius Meaning: Cyrenius or Quirinius, governor of Syria. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek name Κυρήνη (Kyrēnē), referring to Cyrene, a city in North Africa. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for the Greek name Kurénios, as it refers specifically to a Roman official. Usage: Kurénios refers to Publius Sulpicius Quirinius, a Roman official who is mentioned in the context of a census in the New Testament. His name appears in the Gospel of Luke, where he is identified as the governor of Syria during the time of Jesus' birth. Cultural and Historical Background: Quirinius was a Roman aristocrat and military leader who served as the governor of the Roman province of Syria. His administration is noted for conducting a census, which was a common practice in the Roman Empire for taxation and administrative purposes. The mention of Quirinius in the Gospel of Luke provides a historical anchor for the nativity narrative, situating the birth of Jesus within the broader context of Roman governance. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of Latin origin Definition Quirinius, a governor of Syria NASB Translation Quirinius (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2958: Κυρήνιος Κυρήνιος (Lachmann Κυρινος (Κυρεῖνος Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading (see εἰ, ἰ))), Κυρηνίου, ὁ, Quirin(-i)us (in full, Publius Sulpicius Quirinus (correctly Quirinius; see Woolsey in Bib. Sacr. for 1878, pp. 499-513)), a Roman consul A. U. C. 742; afterward (not before the year 759) governor of Syria (where perhaps he may previously have been in command, 751-752). While filling that office after Archelaus had been banished and Judaea had been reduced to a province of Syria, he made the enrolment mentioned in Acts 5:37 (cf. Josephus, Antiquities 18, 1, 1). Therefore Luke in his Gospel 2:2 has made a mistake (yet see added references below) in defining the time of this enrolment. For in the last years of Herod the Great, not Quirinius but Sentius Saturninus was governor of Syria. His successor, A. U. C. 750, was Quintilius Varus; and Quirinius (who died in the year 774) succeeded Varus. Cf. Winers RWB, see under the words, Quirinins and Schatzung; Strauss, Die Halben u. die Ganzen (Berl. 1865), p. 70ff; Hilgenfeld in the Zeitschr. f. wissensch. Theologie for 1865, p. 480ff; Keim, i., 399f (English translation, ii. 115); Schürer, Neutest. Zeitgeschichte, p. 161f; Weizsäicker in Schenkel see p. 23ff; (Keil, Comm. üb. Mark. u. Luk., p. 213ff; McClellan, New Testament etc., i., p. 392ff; and Woolsey in B. D. American edition, under the word , and at length in Bib. Sacr. for Apr. 1870, p. 291ff). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Cyrenius. Of Latin origin; Cyrenius (i.e. Quirinus), a Roman -- Cyrenius. Forms and Transliterations Κυρηνιου Κυρηνίου Kureniou Kurēniou Kyreniou Kyreníou Kyrēniou Kyrēníou Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Luke 2:2 N-GMS GRK: τῆς Συρίας Κυρηνίου NAS: taken while Quirinius was governor KJV: made when Cyrenius was governor INT: of Syria Cyrenius Strong's Greek 2958 1 Occurrence Κυρηνίου — 1 Occ.