"Lucius, pr. name, (1) a person from Cyrene of Antioch, Acts 13:1. (2) a person who sends his greeting with Paul, Rom. 16:21*"
Definition and meaning
Lucius, pr. name, (1) a person from Cyrene of Antioch, Acts 13:1. (2) a person who sends his greeting with Paul, Rom. 16:21*
In the original Greek the word is written: Λούκιος
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of loukios (G3066) across the King James Bible.
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.
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Common questions
Strong's G3066 (loukios) is a Greek word that means: Lucius, pr. name, (1) a person from Cyrene of Antioch, Acts 13:1. (2) a person who sends his greeting with Paul, Rom. 16:21* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word loukios (G3066) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3066 is loukios, a Greek word defined as: Lucius, pr. name, (1) a person from Cyrene of Antioch, Acts 13:1. (2) a person who sends his greeting with Paul, Rom. 16:21*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
loukios is a Greek word found in the New Testament.