Strong's Lexicon
G1946 — Ἐπικούρειος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1946 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἐπικούρειος |
| Part of Speech: | Name/g. |
| Etymology: | from Epikouros (a noted philosopher) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Epikoureios |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ep-ee-kou'-rei-os |
| Meaning: | 1. an Epicurean or follower of Epicurus |
| KJV Renderings: | Epicurean |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἐπικούρειος (Ἐπικουριος T WH; see Iota), Ἐπικουρειου, ὁ, Epicurean, belonging to the sect of Epicurus, the philosopher: Act 17:18.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἐπικούρειος (Epicurean)
Acts 17:18
- KJV: Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoicks encountered him And some said What will this babbler say other some He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods because he preached unto them Jesus and the resurrection
- GK: τινές δε των Επικουρείων και των Στωϊκων φιλοσόφων συνέβαλλον αυτώ και τινες έλεγον τι αν θέλοι ο σπερμολόγος ούτος λέγειν οι δε ξένων δαιμονίων δοκεί καταγγελεύς είναι ότι τον Ιησούν και την ανάστασιν αυτοίς ευηγγελίζετο
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