2958. Kurénios

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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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Cyrenius.

Of Latin origin; Cyrenius (i.e. Quirinus), a Roman -- Cyrenius.

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).

Topical Lexicon

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 Κυρήνιος, as it is a proper noun specific to a Roman official. However, related Hebrew concepts might include terms associated with governance or census, such as פָּקַד (paqad • Strong's Hebrew 6485), meaning to number or appoint.

Usage: The name Κυρήνιος appears in the context of the New Testament, specifically in relation to the census that took place during the time of Jesus' birth.

Context: Κυρήνιος, known in Latin as Quirinius, was a Roman senator and governor of Syria. He is most notably mentioned in the Gospel of Luke, which records a census conducted during his governorship. This census is significant in the biblical narrative as it provides the historical context for the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem.

In Luke 2:1-2 (BSB), it is written: "Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria." This passage highlights the administrative role of Quirinius in the Roman Empire and sets the stage for the fulfillment of the prophecy regarding the birthplace of the Messiah.

Historically, Quirinius' governorship and the associated census have been subjects of scholarly discussion, particularly concerning the timeline and its synchronization with other historical records. Despite these debates, the biblical account emphasizes the providential orchestration of events leading to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, as foretold by the prophets.

Forms and Transliterations

Κυρηνιου Κυρηνίου Kureniou Kurēniou Kyreniou Kyreníou Kyrēniou Kyrēníou

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.