Syrian
ΣύροςStrong’s G4948Suros
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Suros is the Greek word usually translated “syrian”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.”
Meaning
Usually translated “syrian”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- syrian 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
Σύρος Suros · Syrian
Σύρος, -ου, ὁ, fem. Σύρα a Syrian: Luk.4:27, Mrk.7:26, WH, mg.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “syrian” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SYR'IAN, adjective
Pertaining to Syria.
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.