This word comes from the name of Macedonia.
Definition
Μακεδών, -όνος, ὁ
a Macedonian: Acts 16:9; 19:29; 27:2, 2 Corinthians 9:2; 9:4.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
5 total
- Acts 16:9Μακεδών · of MacedoniaDuring the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
- Acts 19:29Μακεδόνας · from MacedoniaSoon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
- Acts 27:2Μακεδόνος · a MacedonianWe boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
- 2 Corinthians 9:2Μακεδόσιν · to [the] MacedoniansFor I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
- 2 Corinthians 9:4Μακεδόνες · MacedoniansOtherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.