GREEK · G3127
Μαναήν
Manaēn — Manaen
Μαναήν, ὁ (Heb. מְנַחֵם), Manaen: Act.13:1.† (AS)
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Manaen
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Historical dictionary entry
Consoler, a Christian teacher at Antioch. Nothing else is known of him beyond what is stated in Acts 13:1, where he is spoken of as having been brought up with (Gr. syntrophos; rendered in R.V. “foster brother” of) Herod, i.e., Herod Antipas, the tetrach, who, with his brother Archelaus, was educated at Rome.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.