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Κυρήνη (Kuréné) -- Cyrene</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2957.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_corinthians/8-24.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2957.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2957</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2956.htm" title="2956">◄</a> 2957. Kuréné <a href="../greek/2958.htm" title="2958">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Kuréné: Cyrene</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Κυρήνη</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Kuréné<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>koo-RAY-nay<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(koo-ray'-nay)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Cyrene<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Cyrene, a district west of Egypt on the Mediterranean coast, forming with Crete a Roman province.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek name for the city of Cyrene, an ancient Greek colony in present-day Libya.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for Cyrene, as it is a Greek city. However, the Jewish presence in Cyrene is noted in historical texts, and the city is indirectly related to the Jewish diaspora.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Kuréné refers to the city of Cyrene, a prominent Greek city in North Africa. In the New Testament, it is mentioned in the context of individuals from Cyrene who were present in Jerusalem or involved in early Christian activities.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Cyrene was a significant city in the region of Cyrenaica, known for its Greek culture and influence. It was a center of commerce and learning, with a large Jewish population. The city played a role in the spread of Hellenistic culture and later became part of the Roman Empire. Cyrene's Jewish community was influential, and many Jews from Cyrene traveled to Jerusalem, especially during major feasts.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Cyrene, a city in N. Africa<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Cyrene (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2957: Κυρήνη</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Κυρήνη</span></span>, <span class="greek2">Κυρηνης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">Cyrene,</span> a large and very flourishing city of Libya Cyrenaica or Pentapolitana, about 11 Roman miles from the sea. Among its inhabitants were great numbers of Jews, whom Ptolemy I. had brought thither, and invested with the rights of citizens: <a href="/interlinear/acts/2-10.htm">Acts 2:10</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span>, under the word).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Cyrene. <p>Of uncertain derivation; Cyrene, a region of Africa -- Cyrene. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Κυρηνην Κυρήνην Kurenen Kurēnēn Kyrenen Kyrēnēn Kyrḗnen Kyrḗnēn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 2:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῆς κατὰ <b>Κυρήνην</b> καὶ οἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> around <span class="itali">Cyrene,</span> and visitors<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Libya about <span class="itali">Cyrene,</span> and strangers<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which [are] around <span class="itali">Cyrene</span> and those<p><b><a href="/greek/2957.htm">Strong's Greek 2957</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2957.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kure_ne_n_2957.htm">Κυρήνην — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2956.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2956"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2956" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2958.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2958"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2958" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>