Cyrenian Cyrenians (ISBE)

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sı̄ -rē´ni -an ( Κυρηναῖος , Kurēnaı́os , "a native or inhabitant of Cyrene"): Two Jews of Cyrene are mentioned in the New Testament, namely, Simon (Mark 15:21 and Luke 23:26 the King James Version) who was impressed to bear the Lord's cross ( Mark 15:21 the Revised Version, margin), and Lucius, a Christian teacher at Antioch ( Acts 13:1 ). See CYRENE; LUCIUS; SIMON . For Cyrenians see CYRENE .