Quick Definition
Nicanor
Biblical Persons & Places
Nicanor
Man living at the time of the New Testament
A man living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at Act.6.5;
only referred to as Nicanor (Νικάνωρ).
Strong's Definition
victorious; Nicanor, a Christian
Derivation: probably from G3528 (νικάω);
KJV Usage: Nicanor
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Νικάνωρ ((i. e. 'conqueror')), Νικάνορος, ὁ, Nicanor, of Antioch (?), one of the seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem: Act_6:5.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Νικάνωρ Nikanōr 1x
Nicanor, pr. name, Act_6:5
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Νικάνωρ , -ορος , ὁ ,
Nicanor: Act_6:5 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Νικάνωρ [page 427]
This proper name ( Act_6:5 ) is common in the inscrr., e.g. IG XIV. 2393 .375 , 2405 .25 al. , and in such wall-scratchings as Preisigke 1079 Νικάνωρ ἥκω μεθ᾽ Ἡρακλέας [Δ ]ρυγχίτιδος μεθύων (or μεθ᾽ ὑῶν ?), 3736 (i/A.D.) Νικάνωρ Ἀπολλώνιος ἥκω . See also P Frankf 5 recto .20 (B.C. 242 1) and cf. Crφnert Mem. Herc. p. 170, n. .4 .
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Νικάνωρ, -ορος, ὁ
Nicanor: Act.6:5.†
(AS)