Strong's Greek: 223. Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros) -- Alexander, a son of Simon of Cyrene, also a coppersmith, also two Jews

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Alexandros: Alexander, a son of Simon of Cyrene, also a coppersmith, also two Jews

Original Word: Ἀλέξανδρος, ου, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Alexandros
Phonetic Spelling: (al-ex'-an-dros)
Short Definition: Alexander
Definition: Alexander, a name of Greek origin, (a) son of Simon of Cyrene, (b) the High Priest's kinsman, (c) an Ephesian Jew, (d) the coppersmith.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from alexó (to ward off) and anér
Definition
Alexander, a son of Simon of Cyrene, also a coppersmith, also two Jews
NASB Translation
Alexander (6).

Thayer's

STRONGS NT 223: Ἀλέξανδρος

Ἀλέξανδρος (i. e., defender of men), , ὁ, Alexander;

1. a son of that Simon of Cyrene who carried the cross of Jesus: Mark 15:21.

2. a certain man of the kindred of the high priest: Acts 4:6.

3. a certain Jew: Acts 19:33.

4. a certain coppersmith, an opponent of the apostle Paul: 1 Timothy 1:20; 2 Timothy 4:14; (others doubt whether both these passages relate to the same man; cf. e. g. Ellicott on the former).

Strong's

Alexander.

From the same as (the first part of) alektor and aner; man-defender; Alexander, the name of three Israelites and one other man -- Alexander.

see GREEK alektor

see GREEK aner