σύντροφοςsýntrophos

a fellow-nursling, i.e. comrade

Greek (New Testament) · G4939

Meanings

1. properly, one nourished or brought up with, a foster-brother: Acts 13:1 EV.

2. In Hellenistic usage, as a court term, an intimate friend of a king: Acts 13:1.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

  • Acts 13:1 Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called “the black man”), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas), and Saul.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.