Lucius
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain
prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called
Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been
brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul....
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Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater,
my kinsmen, salute you....
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Lucius of Cyrene was, according to the Book of Acts, one of
the founders of the Christian Church in Antioch of Syria. He
is mentioned by name as a member of the church there, after
King Herod's Death:
Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers:
Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,
Manaen who was a close f...
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lu'-shi-us, lu'-shus (Loukios, Leukios): A Roman consul who is
said (1 Macc 15:16 ff) to have written a letter to Ptolemy
Euergetes securing to Simon the high priest and to the Jews
the protection of Rome. As the praenomen only of the consul is
given, there has been much discussion as to the person
intended. The weight of probability has been ...
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-1. A Christian at Antioch
Ac 13:1
-2. A relative of Paul
Ro 16:21...
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1. A kinsman or fellow tribesman of St. Paul, Ro 16:21 by
whom he is said by tradition to have been ordained bishop of
the church of Cenchreae. He is thought by some to be the same
with Lucius of Cyrene.
2. Lucius of Cyrene is first mentioned in the New
Testament in company with Barnabas, Simeon called Niger,
Manaen and Saul, who are describe...
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of Cyrene, a Christian teacher at Antioch (Acts 13:1), and
Paul's kinsman (Rom. 16:21). His name is Latin, but
his
birthplace seems to indicate that he was one of the
Jews of
Cyrene, in North Africa....
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Paul's kinsman or fellow tribesman (Romans 16:21). Tradition
makes him consecrated Bishop of Cenchreae by Paul (Apost.
Const. 7:46)....
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