Lexical Summary Linos: Linus, a Christian Original Word: ΛῖνοςTransliteration: Linos Phonetic Spelling: (lee'-nos) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: Linus, a Christian Meaning: Linus -- a Christian Strong's Concordance Linus. Perhaps from linon; Linus, a Christian -- Linus. see GREEK linon Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3044: ΛίνοςΛίνος (not Λίνος (with R G Tr); see Passow (or Liddell and Scott), under the word; cf. Lipsius, Gramm. Untersuch., p. 42), Λινου, ὁ, Linus, one of Paul's Christian associates; according to ecclesiastical tradition bishop of the church at Rome (cf. Hase, Polemik, edition 3, p. 131; Lipsius, Chronologie d. röm. Bischöfe, p. 146; (Dict. of Chris. Biog. under the word)): 2 Timothy 4:21. |