Κορνήλιος

KornēliosCornelius
greekNew TestamentName of a man8 occurrences1 book8 verses
This is the name of Cornelius: Centurion, first Gentile convert to Christianity.

Definition

Κορνήλιος, -ου, ὁ (Lat.)

Cornelius: Acts 10:1 ff.

Glossary entries

Cornelius

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

8 total
  1. Acts 10:1Κορνήλιος · Cornelius
    At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
  2. Acts 10:3Κορνήλιε · Cornelius
    One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
  3. Acts 10:17Κορνηλίου · Cornelius
    While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
  4. Acts 10:22Κορνήλιος · Cornelius
    “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
  5. Acts 10:24Κορνήλιος · Cornelius
    The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
  6. Acts 10:25Κορνήλιος · Cornelius
    As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
  7. Acts 10:30Κορνήλιος · Cornelius
    Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
  8. Acts 10:31Κορνήλιε · Cornelius
    …and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.