GREEK · G3527
Νικάνωρ
Nikanōr — Nicanor
Νικάνωρ, -ορος, ὁ Nicanor: Act.6:5.† (AS)
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Nicanor
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Conqueror, one of the seven deacons appointed in the apostolic Church (Acts 6:1-6). Nothing further is known of him.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.