Cyprus
ΚύπριοςStrong’s G2953Kuprios
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kuprios is the Greek word usually translated “cypriot” and “cyprus”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,”
Meaning
Usually translated “cypriot” and “cyprus”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a cypriot 1
- of cyprus 1
- cypriot 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 11:20And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the LORD Jesus.
- Acts 21:16There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
Greek dictionary
Κύπριος Kuprios · Cyprus
Κύπριος, -α, -ον of Cyprus, Cyprian: Act.4:36 11:20 21:16.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “cyprus” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CYPRUS, noun
A thin transparent black stuff.
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.