King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G223
Transliteration: Alexandros
Phonetic Spelling: (al-ex'-an-dros)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: Alexander, a son of Simon of Cyrene, also a coppersmith, also two Jews
Meaning: Alexander -- a son of Simon of Cyrene, also a coppersmith, also two Jews
Ἀλέξανδρος (i. e., defender of men), , ὁ, Alexander;
Word Summary
Alexandros: Alexander, a son of Simon of Cyrene, also a coppersmith, also two Jews
Original Word: ἈλέξανδροςTransliteration: Alexandros
Phonetic Spelling: (al-ex'-an-dros)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: Alexander, a son of Simon of Cyrene, also a coppersmith, also two Jews
Meaning: Alexander -- a son of Simon of Cyrene, also a coppersmith, also two Jews
Strong's Concordance
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
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 223: ἈλέξανδροςἈλέξανδρος (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).