Cyprus
ΚύπροςStrong’s G2954Kupros
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kupros is the Greek word usually translated “cyprus”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.”
Meaning
Usually translated “cyprus”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- cyprus 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 5
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 13:4So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
- Acts 15:39And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
- Acts 21:3Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
- Acts 27:4And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
Greek dictionary
Κύπρος Kupros · Cyprus
Κύπρος, -ου, ἡ Cyprus: Act.11:19 13:4 15:39 21:3 27:4.† (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.