Greek proper noun (a person) · G223
Ἀλέξανδρος
Alexandrosal-ex'-an-dros
Son of Simon of Cyrene; A kinsman of the High Priest; A certain Jew; A coppersmith; Perh. = 4 (see Ellic. on I Ti, l.with)
6 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: Aléxandros
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G223is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 3spellings
- 5meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G223
man-defender; Alexander, the name of three Israelites and one other man
The King James renders it: Alexander.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Alexandros is rendered "Son of Simon of Cyrene; A kinsman of the High Priest; A certain Jew; A coppersmith; Perh. = 4 (see Ellic. on I Ti, l.with)". It stands 6 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Three of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists five meanings for it, beginning with "Son of Simon of Cyrene".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 15:21Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
- The Greek text spells it three different ways.
The first use
Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
Mark 15:21Ἀλεξάνδρου
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's six uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries five meanings: Son of Simon of Cyrene, and A kinsman of the High Priest, and A certain Jew, and A coppersmith, and Perh. = 4 (see Ellic. on I Ti, l.with).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Son of Simon of CyreneMrk.15:21 | Tagged as
| WhereMark 15:21Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus… |
| A kinsman of the High PriestAct.4:6. | Tagged as
| WhereActs 4:6along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander… |
| A certain JewAct.19:33. | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereActs 19:33The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself… |
| A coppersmith1Ti.1:20. | Tagged aslisted under the table | Where1 Timothy 1:20Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to… |
| Perh. = 4 (see Ellic. on I Ti, l.with)2Ti.4:14.† (AS) | Tagged aslisted under the table | Where2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 6, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
3 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- Ἀλέξανδρος4
- Ἀλέξανδρον1
- Ἀλεξάνδρου1
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4N-NSM-P
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1N-ASM-P
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1N-GSM-P
Mark
one use
Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
- Ἀλεξάνδρουalexandrounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Alexander
Acts
three uses
along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
- Ἀλέξανδροςalexandrosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Alexander
The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
- Ἀλέξανδρονalexandronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Alexander
- Ἀλέξανδροςalexandrosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Alexander
1 Timothy
one use
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
- Ἀλέξανδροςalexandrosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Alexander
2 Timothy
one use
Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
- Ἀλέξανδροςalexandrosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Alexander
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.