Lexicon Linos: Linus, a Christian Original Word: Λῖνος, ου, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Linos Phonetic Spelling: (lee'-nos) Short Definition: Linus Definition: Linus, a Christian in Rome. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originthe name of a mythical minstrel, perhaps from linon (for the string of a musical instrument) DefinitionLinus, a Christian NASB TranslationLinus (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 3044: ΛίνοςΛίνος (not Λίνος (with R G Tr); see Passow (or Liddell and Scott), under the word; cf. Lipsius, Gramm. Untersuch., p. 42), Λινου, ὁ, Linus, one of Paul's Christian associates; according to ecclesiastical tradition bishop of the church at Rome (cf. Hase, Polemik, edition 3, p. 131; Lipsius, Chronologie d. röm. Bischöfe, p. 146; (Dict. of Chris. Biog. under the word)): 2 Timothy 4:21.
Strong's Linus. Perhaps from linon; Linus, a Christian -- Linus. see GREEK linon |
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