Tanner
βυρσεύςStrong’s G1038burseus
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Burseus is the Greek word usually translated “tanner”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.”
Meaning
Usually translated “tanner”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a tanner 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 10:6He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
- Acts 10:32Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
Greek dictionary
βυρσεύς burseus · tanner
βυρσεύς, -έως, ὁ (βύρσα, a hide), late form for βυρσοδέψης, a tanner: Act.9:43 10:6, 32.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “tanner” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TAN'NER, noun
One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.