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| <p> '''Lu'cius.''' </p> <p> 1. A kinsman, or fellow tribesman, of St. Paul, Romans 16:21, by whom he is said, by tradition, to have been ordained bishop of the church of Cenchreae. He is thought by some to be the same with [[Lucius]] of Cyrene. </p> <p> 2. Lucius of [[Cyrene]] is first mentioned, in the New Testament, in company with Barnabas, [[Simeon]] called Niger, [[Manaen]] and Saul, who are described as prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch. Acts 13:1. </p> <p> Whether Lucius was one of the seventy disciples is quite a matter of conjecture; but it is highly probable that he formed one of the congregation to whom St. Peter preached on the '''Day of Pentecost''' , Acts 2:10, and there can hardly be a doubt that he was one of "the men of Cyrene" who, being "scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen," went to [[Antioch]] preaching the '''Lord Jesus''' . Acts 11:19-20. </p> | | <p> ( '''''Λούκιος''''' , for Latin Lucius, a common Raman name), surnamed the [[Cyrenian]] ( '''''Ὁ''''' '''''Κυρηναῖος''''' , "of Cyrene"), thus distinguished by the name of his city-the capital of a Greek colony in Northern Africa, and remarkable for the number of its [[Jewish]] inhabitants-is first mentioned in the N.T. in company with Barnabas, [[Simeon]] called Niger, Manaen, and Saul, who are described as prophets and teachers of the Church at [[Antioch]] ( Acts 13:1). A.D. 44. These honored disciples having, while engaged in the office of common worship, received commandment from the [[Holy]] Ghost to set apart [[Barnabas]] and Saul for the special service of God, proceeded, after fasting and prayer, to lay their hands upon them. This the first recorded instance of a formal ordination to the office of evangelist, but it cannot be supposed that so solemn a commission would have been given to any but such as had themselves been ordained to the ministry of the Word, and we may therefore assume that [[Lucius]] and his companions were already of that number. Whether Lucius was one of the seventy disciples, as stated by Pseudo-Hippolyts, is quite a matter of conjecture, but it is highly probable that he formed one of the congregation to whom Peter preached on the day of [[Pentecost]] ( Acts 2:10); and there can hardly be a doubt that he was one of "the men of Cyrene" who, being "scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen," went to Antioch preaching the Lord Jesus ( Acts 11:19-20). </p> <p> In the [[Apostolical]] Constitutions, 7:46, it is stated that Paul consecrated Lucius bishop of Cenchree, which is probably a mere inference from the supposition that the epistle to the Romans was written from that [[Corinthian]] port. Different traditions make Lucius the first bishop of [[Cyrene]] and of Laodicea, in Syria. '''''—''''' Smith, s.v. </p> <p> It is commonly supposed that Lucius is the kinsman of Paul mentioned by that apostle as joining with him in his salutation to the Roman brethren ( Romans 16:21). A.D. 55. There is, however, no sufficient reason for regarding him as identical with Luke the Evangelist, though this opinion was apparently held by [[Origen]] (ad loc.), and is supported by Calmet, as well as by Wetstein, who adduces in confirmation of it the fact reported by [[Herodotus]] (3:121), that the Cyrenians had throughout [[Greece]] a high reputation as physicians. But it must be observed that the names are clearly distinct. The missionary companion of Paul was not Lucius, but [[Lucas]] or Lucanus, "the beloved physician," who, though named in three different epistles ( Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 1:24), is never referred to as a relation. Again, it is hardly probable that Luke, who suppresses his own name as the companion of Paul, would have mentioned himself as one among the more distinguished prophets and teachers at Antioch. Olshausen, indeed, asserts confidently that the notion of Luke and Lucius being the same person has nothing whatever to support it (Clark's Theol. Lib. 4:513). (See [[Luke]]). </p> |
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| <p> <strong> LUCIUS. </strong> <strong> 1 </strong> . A ‘consul of the Romans’ ( 1Ma 15:16 ff.), who transmitted the decree of the senate in favour of the Jews. Probably the reference is to Lucius Calpurnius Piso, consul in b.c. 139. <strong> 2 </strong> . Of Cyrene, one of certain prophets and teachers at Antioch in Syria, mentioned in Acts 13:1 , to whom it was revealed that Paul and [[Barnabas]] should be separated for the work to which they had been called. The suggestion that he was the same person as <strong> St. Luke </strong> , the Evangelist, has nothing to support it. <strong> 3 </strong> . [[Mentioned]] in Romans 16:21 , as sending greetings to the brethren at Rome. Possibly the same person as <strong> 2 </strong> , but of this there is no certain proof. </p> <p> Morley Stevenson. </p> | | <p> ( Λούκιος , < i> ''''' Loúkios ''''' </ i> ): This name is mentioned twice: < /p> < p> ( 1) In the church at Antioch which sent out Barnabas and Saul as its missionaries were several prophets and teachers, among whom was Lucius of Cyrene ( Acts 13:1 ). He was probably one of those "men of [[ Cyprus]] and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the [[ Greeks]] also" ( Acts 11: 20 ). It has been suggested that he is the same as Luke, but this is merely conjecture. </p> <p> ( 2) " Lucius and [[ Jason]] and Sosipater, my kinsmen" were among those who joined Paul in saluting the [[ Christians]] in Rome ( Romans 16:21 ). By " kinsmen" Paul means " Jews" ( compare Romans 9: 3; Romans 16: 11 , Romans 16:21 ). This Lucius may have been the same person as (1), but, as we have no more information about either, we cannot determine this. </p> |
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| <p> [[Lucius]] ( ''Lû'Shĭ-Ŭs'' ). A Cyrenian, a [[Christian]] teacher at Antioch. Acts 13:1. It is probably the same person whom Paul calls his kinsman, ''I.E.,'' of his own tribe, and whose salutation he conveys to the Roman church. Romans 16:2. </p>
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| <p> 1. [[Prophet]] or teacher of Cyrene, one of those at Antioch who, after prayer and fasting, laid their hands on Barnabas and Paul and sent them on the first missionary journey. Acts 13:1 . </p> <p> 2. [[Kinsman]] of Paul whose salutation was sent to Rome. Romans 16:21 . </p>
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| <p> Of Cyrene, mentioned Acts 13:1 , was on of the ministers and teachers of the Christian church at Antioch, and probably a kinsman of Paul, Romans 16:21 . He is supposed by some to be the same with the evangelist Luke; but of this there is no evidence. </p>
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| == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42067" /> ==
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| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49101" /> ==
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| <p> ( '''''Λεύκιος''''' v.r. '''''Λούκιος''''' ), a Roman consul ( '''''Ὕπατος''''' '''''῾Ρωμαίων''''' ), who is said to have written the letter to [[Ptolemy]] (Euergetes) which assured Simon I of the protection of Rome (B.C. cir. 139-8; 1 [[Maccabees]] 15:10; 1 Maccabees 15:15-24). The whole form of the letter '''''—''''' the mention of one consul only, the description of the consul by the proenomen, the omission of the senate and of the date (comp. Wernsdorf, ''De Fide Macc'' . '''''§''''' 119) '''''—''''' shows that it cannot be an accurate copy of the original document; but there is nothing in the substance of the letter which is open to just suspicion. [[Josephus]] omits all mention of the letter of "Lucius" in his account of Simon, but gives one very similar in contents (Ant. 14:8, 5), as written on the motion of Lucius [[Valerius]] in the ninth (nineteenth) year of [[Hyrcanus]] II; and unless the two letters and the two missions which led to them were purposely assimilated, which is not wholly improbable, it must be supposed that he has been guilty of a strange oversight in removing the incident from its proper place. The imperfect transcription of the name has led to the identification of Lucius with three distinct persons: </p> <p> '''(1.)''' [Lucius] Furius Philus (the lists, Clinton, ''Fasti Hell'' . 3:114, give P. Furius Philus), who was not consul till B.C. 136, and is therefore at once excluded. </p> <p> '''(2.)''' Lucius [[Caecilius]] Metellus Calvus, who was consul In B.C. 142, immediately after Simon assumed the government. On this supposition it might seem not unlikely that the answer which Simon received to an application for protection, which he made to Rome directly on his assumption of power (comp. 1 Maccabees 14:17-18) in the consulship of Metellus, has been combined with the answer to the later embassy of [[Numenius]] ( 1 Maccabees 14:24; 1 Maccabees 15:18). </p> <p> '''(3.)''' But the third identification with Lucius Calpurnius Piso, who was consul B.C. 139, is most probably correct. The date exactly corresponds, and, though the praenomen of Calpurnius is not established beyond all question, the balance of evidence is decidedly against the common lists. The [[Fasti]] [[Capitolini]] are defective for this year, and only give a fragment of the name of Popillius, the fellow-consul of [[Calpurnius.]] Cassiodorus (Chron.), as edited, gives Cn. Calpurnius, but the eye of the scribe (if the reading is correct) was probably misled by the names in the years imrmediately before. On the other hand, Valerius Maximus (1:3) is wrongly quoted from the printed text as giving the same prsenomen. The passage in which the name occurs is in reality no part of Valerius Maximus, but a piece of the abstract of [[Julius]] [[Paris]] inserted in the text. Of eleven MSS. of Valerius which have been examined, it occurs only in one (Mus. Bri. Burn. 209), and there the name is given Lucius Calpurnius, as it is given by Mai in his edition of Julius Paris (Script. Vet. Nova Coll. 3:7). Sigonius says rightly (Fasti Cons. page 207): "Cassiodorus prodit consules Cn. Pisonem... epitoma L. Calpurnium." The chance of an error of transcription in Julius Paris is obviously less than in the Fasti of Cassiodorus; and even if the evidence were equal, the authority of 1 Macc. might rightly be urged as decisive in such a case. </p>
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| <p> Lu´cius of Cyrene, a person named along with Barnabas, Saul, and others, as 'prophets' and 'teachers' in the church at Antioch . Lucius was probably one of 'the synagogue of the Cyrenians,' and was without doubt one of the men of Cyrene, who went abroad in consequence of the persecution raised on the death of [[Stephen]] . Some suppose that he was one of the seventy disciples; and the tradition is, that he was eventually bishop of Cyrene. This is probably the same Lucius who is mentioned in as Paul's kinsman; and he has been supposed by some the same with Luke the Evangelist. </p>
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| <ref name="term_48106"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hawker-s-poor-man-s-concordance-and-dictionary/lucius Lucius from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_16503"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/lucius Lucius from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
( Λούκιος , for Latin Lucius, a common Raman name), surnamed the Cyrenian ( Ὁ Κυρηναῖος , "of Cyrene"), thus distinguished by the name of his city-the capital of a Greek colony in Northern Africa, and remarkable for the number of its Jewish inhabitants-is first mentioned in the N.T. in company with Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Manaen, and Saul, who are described as prophets and teachers of the Church at Antioch ( Acts 13:1). A.D. 44. These honored disciples having, while engaged in the office of common worship, received commandment from the Holy Ghost to set apart Barnabas and Saul for the special service of God, proceeded, after fasting and prayer, to lay their hands upon them. This the first recorded instance of a formal ordination to the office of evangelist, but it cannot be supposed that so solemn a commission would have been given to any but such as had themselves been ordained to the ministry of the Word, and we may therefore assume that Lucius and his companions were already of that number. Whether Lucius was one of the seventy disciples, as stated by Pseudo-Hippolyts, is quite a matter of conjecture, but it is highly probable that he formed one of the congregation to whom Peter preached on the day of Pentecost ( Acts 2:10); and there can hardly be a doubt that he was one of "the men of Cyrene" who, being "scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen," went to Antioch preaching the Lord Jesus ( Acts 11:19-20).
In the Apostolical Constitutions, 7:46, it is stated that Paul consecrated Lucius bishop of Cenchree, which is probably a mere inference from the supposition that the epistle to the Romans was written from that Corinthian port. Different traditions make Lucius the first bishop of Cyrene and of Laodicea, in Syria. — Smith, s.v.
It is commonly supposed that Lucius is the kinsman of Paul mentioned by that apostle as joining with him in his salutation to the Roman brethren ( Romans 16:21). A.D. 55. There is, however, no sufficient reason for regarding him as identical with Luke the Evangelist, though this opinion was apparently held by Origen (ad loc.), and is supported by Calmet, as well as by Wetstein, who adduces in confirmation of it the fact reported by Herodotus (3:121), that the Cyrenians had throughout Greece a high reputation as physicians. But it must be observed that the names are clearly distinct. The missionary companion of Paul was not Lucius, but Lucas or Lucanus, "the beloved physician," who, though named in three different epistles ( Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 1:24), is never referred to as a relation. Again, it is hardly probable that Luke, who suppresses his own name as the companion of Paul, would have mentioned himself as one among the more distinguished prophets and teachers at Antioch. Olshausen, indeed, asserts confidently that the notion of Luke and Lucius being the same person has nothing whatever to support it (Clark's Theol. Lib. 4:513). (See Luke).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
( Λούκιος , Loúkios ): This name is mentioned twice:
(1) In the church at Antioch which sent out Barnabas and Saul as its missionaries were several prophets and teachers, among whom was Lucius of Cyrene ( Acts 13:1 ). He was probably one of those "men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Greeks also" ( Acts 11:20 ). It has been suggested that he is the same as Luke, but this is merely conjecture.
(2) "Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen" were among those who joined Paul in saluting the Christians in Rome ( Romans 16:21 ). By "kinsmen" Paul means "Jews" (compare Romans 9:3; Romans 16:11 , Romans 16:21 ). This Lucius may have been the same person as (1), but, as we have no more information about either, we cannot determine this.
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