Strong G3044Λίνος
Linus
- Transliteration
- Linos
- Pronunciation
- lee'-nos
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Perhaps from G3043; Linus a Christian: - Linus.
Detailed definition
1. Linos , a mythical minstrel, son of Apollo and Urania (Calliope), teacher of Orpheus, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus), etc.
2. as appellative, the song or lay of Linos , sung by a boy to the cithara while the vintagers are at work, Λίνον ὑπὸ καλὸν ἄειδεν sang the lovely lay of Linos in accompaniment, (Iliad by Homer):—;compare αἴλινος which is a mournful song. (ML)
2. as appellative, the song or lay of Linos , sung by a boy to the cithara while the vintagers are at work, Λίνον ὑπὸ καλὸν ἄειδεν sang the lovely lay of Linos in accompaniment, (Iliad by Homer):—;compare αἴλινος which is a mournful song. (ML)
In the biblical story
Linus
Christian in Rome; greeted by Paul
Linus, a Christian in Rome to whom Paul sent greetings (2Ti.4.21).
In the Bible
Strong G3044 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- linus1
First verses
- 2 Timothy 4:21Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
Λίνος [ῐ], ὁ,
“Linos”, a mythical minstrel, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Fragmenta” 192, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 24.105, 2nd c.AD: Apollodorus Damascenus Mechanicus 1.3.2)].
II as appellative, the song or lay of Linos, whether composed by him or upon him; λίνον δ᾽ ὑπὸ καλὸν ἄειδε λεπταλέῃ φωνῇ sang the lay of Linos in accompaniment, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.570, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 139.5, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.79, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 348 (Lyric poetry), 3rd-2nd c.BC: Aristophanes Byzantinus Philosophus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 14.619c, and see.{οἰτόλινος}. (In 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” [prev. cited] 4th-3rd c.BC: Zenodotus Grammaticus read λίνος and interpreted it of the string of the instrument, which was originally made of flax _accusative_ to Scholia))]
“Linos”, a mythical minstrel, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Fragmenta” 192, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 24.105, 2nd c.AD: Apollodorus Damascenus Mechanicus 1.3.2)].
II as appellative, the song or lay of Linos, whether composed by him or upon him; λίνον δ᾽ ὑπὸ καλὸν ἄειδε λεπταλέῃ φωνῇ sang the lay of Linos in accompaniment, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.570, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 139.5, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.79, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 348 (Lyric poetry), 3rd-2nd c.BC: Aristophanes Byzantinus Philosophus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 14.619c, and see.{οἰτόλινος}. (In 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” [prev. cited] 4th-3rd c.BC: Zenodotus Grammaticus read λίνος and interpreted it of the string of the instrument, which was originally made of flax _accusative_ to Scholia))]