ΜακεδώνMakedṓn
a Macedon (Macedonian), i.e. inhabitant of Macedonia
Greek (New Testament) · G3110
Meanings
a Macedonian: Acts 16:9, Acts 19:29, Acts 27:2, 2 Corinthians 9:2, 2 Corinthians 9:4.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Acts 16:9 That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”
- Acts 19:29 Soon the whole city was filled with confusion. Everyone rushed to the amphitheater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, who were Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
- Acts 27:2 Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was also with us. We left on a ship whose home port was Adramyttium on the northwest coast of the province of Asia; it was scheduled to make several stops at ports along the coast of the province.
- 2 Corinthians 9:2 For I know how eager you are to help, and I have been boasting to the churches in Macedonia that you in Greece were ready to send an offering a year ago. In fact, it was your enthusiasm that stirred up many of the Macedonian believers to begin giving.
- 2 Corinthians 9:4 We would be embarrassed—not to mention your own embarrassment—if some Macedonian believers came with me and found that you weren’t ready after all I had told them!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.