nicanor Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
nicanor in Easton's Bible Dictionary
conqueror, one of the seven deacons appointed in the apostolic Church (Acts 6:1-6). Nothing further is known of him.
nicanor in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(conqueror). 1. Son of Patroclus, 2 Macc. 8:9, a general who was engaged in the Jewish wars under Antiochus Epiphanes and Demetrius I. 1 Macc. 3:38; 4; 7:26,49. (B.C. 160.) 2. One of the first seven deacons. Acts 6:5.
nicanor in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
NICA'NOR (conqueror), one of the first seven deacons appointed by the early Church. Acts 6:5.
nicanor in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
One of the seven ordained for ministration of alms. "of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom," but also preachers of the gospel (Acts 6:1-10; Acts 8:5).