Strong G1946Ἐπικούρειος
Epicurean
- Transliteration
- Epikoureios
- Pronunciation
- ep-ee-koo'-ri-os
- Morphology
- Proper Name Title (ie not the name of a person or place)
Definition
From Ἐπίκουρος Epikouros (compare G1947; a noted philosopher); an Epicurean or follower of Epicurus: - Epicurean.
Detailed definition
Ἐπικούριος (Rec. -ειος), -ου, ὁ
an Epicurean, a follower of Epicurus: Act.17:18.†
(AS)
an Epicurean, a follower of Epicurus: Act.17:18.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1946 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- epicureans1
First verses
- Acts 17:18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
Epicurean , [variant datesAnthology Palantina; οἱ Ἐπ. the Epicureans , [Refs 2nd c.AD (Lucian)] (Middle Liddel)