Luke 23:26

26AndΚαὶasὡςthey led awayἀπήγαγονHimαὐτόν,having laid hold onἐπιλαβόμενοιSimonΣίμωνάa certainτιναof CyreneΚυρηναῖονcomingἐρχόμενονfromἀπ’the countryἀγροῦthey put uponἐπέθηκανhimαὐτῷtheτὸνcrossσταυρὸνto carryφέρεινbehindὄπισθεντοῦJesusἸησοῦ.

And as they led Him away, having laid hold on Simon, a certain [man] of Cyrene coming from the country, they put upon him the cross, to carry [it] behind Jesus.

Vocab difficulty

86.8

Rare words

  • Κυρηναῖον

    Κυρηναῖος

    belonging to Cyrene, a Cyrenaean