GREEK · G3526
Νίγερ
Niger — Niger
Νίγερ, ὁ (Lat. niger) Niger: Act.13:1.† (AS)
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Niger
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G4826
Συμεών
Sumeōn — Simeon
Συμεών, ὁ indecl., (Heb. שִׁמְעוֹן), Simeon (so always AV; RV in Luk.2:25, 34 only), Symeon, a Heb. name for which the Gk. Σίμων, which see, was also used; 1. the son of Jacob (Gen.29:33): Rev.7:7. 2. An ancestor of our Lord: Luk.3:30 3. An aged worshipper in the Temple: Luk.2:25, 34. 4. One surnamed Niger: Act.13:1. 5. The apostle Peter: Act.15:14, 2Pe.1:1 (R, txt., WH, txt., Σίμων).† (AS)
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Black, a surname of Simeon (Acts 13:1). He was probably so called from his dark complexion.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.