si-re'-ni-an (Kurenaios, "a native or inhabitant of Cyrene"): Two Jews of Cyrene are mentioned in the New Testament, namely, Simon (Mr 15:21andLu 23:26the King James Version) who was impressed to bear the Lord's cross (Mr 15:21the Revised Version, margin), and Lucius, a Christian teacher at Antioch (Ac 13:1). SeeCYRENE;LUCIUS;SIMON. For Cyrenians seeCYRENE.
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