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Surname (11 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To name or call by an appellation added to the original name; to give
a surname to. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SURNAME. ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/surname.htm - 12k

Antiochus
... For the victories of his elephant corps over the Gauls, who had settled in
Asia Minor, he received the surname of Soter ("Deliverer"). ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochus.htm - 17k

Lebbaeus (1 Occurrence)
... Courageous, a surname of Judas (Jude), one of the twelve (Matthew 10:3), called
also Thaddaeus, not to be confounded with the Judas who was the brother of our ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/lebbaeus.htm - 7k

Thaddaeus (2 Occurrences)
... In Matthew 10:3 the King James Version, the reading is "Lebbaeus, whose surname
was Thaddaeus." The name corresponds to Judas, the son (Revised Version), or ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/thaddaeus.htm - 11k

Boanerges (1 Occurrence)
... Sons of thunder, a surname given by our Lord to James and John (Mark 3:17)
on account of their fervid and impetuous temper (Luke 9:54). ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/boanerges.htm - 7k

Avaran
... AVARAN. av'-a-ran: A surname of Eleazar, the third son of Mattathias (1 Maccabees
2:5). It is doubtfully conjectured that Eleazar received this surname from the ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/avaran.htm - 6k

Surnamed (15 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Surname. Multi-Version Concordance
Surnamed (15 Occurrences). Matthew 10:3 Philip and Bartholomew ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/surnamed.htm - 10k

Barnabas (33 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Son of consolation, the surname of Joses, a Levite
(Acts 4:36). His name stands first on the list of prophets ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/barnabas.htm - 25k

Niger (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Black, a surname of Simeon (Acts 13:1). He was probably
so called from his dark complexion. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
biblethesaurus.org/n/niger.htm - 7k

Justus (3 Occurrences)
... jus'-tus (Ioustos): There are three of this name mentioned in the New Testament.
(1) It was the Roman surname of JOSEPH BARSABBAS (which see) (Acts 1:23). ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/justus.htm - 12k

Jerubbaal (15 Occurrences)
... Contender with Baal; or, let Baal plead, a surname of Gideon; a name given to him
because he destroyed the altar of Baal (Judges 6:32; 7:1; 8:29; 1 Samuel 12:11 ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jerubbaal.htm - 12k

Jerubbesheth (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Contender with the shame; ie, idol, a surname also of
Gideon (2 Samuel 11:21). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. JERUBBESHETH. ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jerubbesheth.htm - 8k

Lebbeus (1 Occurrence)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the
son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; (WBS YLT). ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/lebbeus.htm - 6k

Lodged (35 Occurrences)
... Acts 10:32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter;
he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/lodged.htm - 16k

Gaddis
... GADDIS. gad'-is (A Gaddis; Kaddis; the King James Version Caddis): Surname of
John, the eldest brother of Judas Maccabeus (APC 1Macc 2:2). ...
biblethesaurus.org/g/gaddis.htm - 6k

Tryphon
... TRYPHON. tri'-fon (Truphon): The surname of Diodotus, a usurper of the Syrian throne.
He was a native of Apamea, and had been in the service of Alexander Balas. ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/tryphon.htm - 9k

Twelve (176 Occurrences)
... WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Mark 3:16 These twelve were Simon (to whom He gave
the surname of Peter) (WEY NAS NIV). Mark 4:10 When he was ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/twelve.htm - 38k

Thinking (58 Occurrences)
... Acts 12:12 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John
whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/thinking.htm - 23k

Thaddeus (2 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the
son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; (WBS YLT). ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/thaddeus.htm - 7k

Thassi
... THASSI. thas'-i (Codex Venetus Thassei; Codex Vaticanus Thassis): The surname of
Simon, the brother of Judas Maccabeus (1 Maccabees 2:3; Syriac "Tharsi"). ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/thassi.htm - 6k

Realized (33 Occurrences)
... Acts 12:12 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John
whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/realized.htm - 15k

Didymus (3 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DIDYMUS. did'-i-mus (Didumos, ie "twin"): The
surname of thOMAS (which see). Multi-Version Concordance Didymus (3 Occurrences) ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/didymus.htm - 7k

Determined (89 Occurrences)
... this question. (KJV WBS NAS). Acts 15:37 And Barnabas determined to take
with them John, whose surname was Mark. (KJV WBS). Acts 16 ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/determined.htm - 33k

Magdalene (12 Occurrences)
... A surname derived from Magdala, the place of her nativity, given to one of the Marys
of the Gospels to distinguish her from the other Marys (Matthew 27:56, 61 ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/magdalene.htm - 10k

Merodach (2 Occurrences)
... Babylon. This name frequently occurs as a surname to the kings of Assyria
and Babylon. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MERODACH. ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/merodach.htm - 7k

Ministration (33 Occurrences)
... Acts 12:25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled
their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark. (ASV YLT). ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/ministration.htm - 15k

Publican (7 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the
son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; (KJV ASV WBS). ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/publican.htm - 9k

Bartholomew (4 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son
of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/bartholomew.htm - 10k

Barak (14 Occurrences)
... ba'-rak (baraq, "lightning flash"): The name occurs in Sabeanbarqac, in Palmyrene
baraq, and in Punic Barcas, as surname of Hamilcar; and as Divine name in ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/barak.htm - 14k

Bilshan (2 Occurrences)
... is akin to the form "Belshar" = "Belshar-uccur" or "O Bel, protect king." Bilshan
points to "Belsun," "his lord." The rabbis take Bilshan as a surname to the ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/bilshan.htm - 8k

Benefactor
... e-fak'-ter (Greek euergetes, Luke 22:25): There is here a probable allusion to two
kings of Egypt (Ptolemy III and VII), who had the surname "Euergetes," of ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/benefactor.htm - 7k

Barsabas (2 Occurrences)
... Son of Saba, the surname (1) of Joseph, also called Justus (Acts 1:23), some identify
him with Barnabas; (2) of Judas, who was a "prophet." Nothing more is ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/barsabas.htm - 7k

Caesar (25 Occurrences)
... CAESAR. se'-zar (Kaisar): Originally the surname of the Julian gens (thus, Caius
Julius Caesar); afterward a name borne by the Roman emperors. ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/caesar.htm - 16k

Collector (8 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son
of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; (WEB NAS RSV NIV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/collector.htm - 9k

Caiaphas (9 Occurrences)
... Caiaphas = Kephas (compare Dods in Expositor's Greek Test, I, 803), and has also
been interpreted as meaning "depression"): Caiaphas was the surname of Joseph ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/caiaphas.htm - 14k

Clan (96 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as
having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/clan.htm - 32k

Cephas (8 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A Syriac surname given by Christ to Simon (John 1:42),
meaning "rock." The Greeks translated it by Petros, and the Latins by Petrus. ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/cephas.htm - 9k

Considered (80 Occurrences)
... Acts 12:12 And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the
mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/considered.htm - 29k

Alpheus (5 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the
son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; (WBS YLT). ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/alpheus.htm - 7k

Alphaeus (5 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son
of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/alphaeus.htm - 12k

Asmoneans
... wealthy." Chashman was a priest of the family Joarib (Ant., XII, vi, 1; 1 Maccabees
2:1; 1 Chronicles 24:7). The name "Maccabee," from the surname of Judas ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/asmoneans.htm - 27k

Finished (157 Occurrences)
... (WEY NAS RSV NIV). Acts 12:25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they
had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark. ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/finished.htm - 36k

Subscribe (2 Occurrences)
... say, I am the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another
shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/subscribe.htm - 8k

Surmounted (1 Occurrence)

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Shewed (105 Occurrences)
... Acts 11:13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and
said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/shewed.htm - 36k

Sea-side (7 Occurrences)
... Acts 10:32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter;
he lodgeth in the house of one Simon a tanner, by the sea-side: who, when he ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/sea-side.htm - 8k

Showed (164 Occurrences)
... Acts 11:13 And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and
said to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/showed.htm - 37k

Hither (84 Occurrences)
... Acts 10:32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter;
he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when ...
biblethesaurus.org/h/hither.htm - 34k

Children
... of naming a man as the father of his firstborn son (Hastings Dictionary of the Bible,
I, 382), or even the use of the father's name as a surname (Bar-jonah ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/children.htm - 62k

Reported (104 Occurrences)
... (ASV). Acts 11:13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and
saying to him,'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter, (See NAS) ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/reported.htm - 34k

Praying (71 Occurrences)
... Acts 12:12 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John
whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/praying.htm - 27k

Esau (89 Occurrences)
... himself was "the land of Seir," so called from Seir, ancestor of the Horites whom
Esau found there; and called also Edom from Esau's surname, and, it may be ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/esau.htm - 41k

Thomas (12 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son
of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/thomas.htm - 17k

Demetrius (3 Occurrences)
... He then joined Demetrius' army and the combined forces inflicted a defeat on Balas
(145 BC), and from this Demetrius received his surname Nikator (Ant., XIII ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/demetrius.htm - 17k

Bringing (288 Occurrences)
... Acts 12:25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their
service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark. (See RSV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/bringing.htm - 35k

Child (355 Occurrences)
... of naming a man as the father of his firstborn son (Hastings Dictionary of the Bible,
I, 382), or even the use of the father's name as a surname (Bar-jonah ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/child.htm - 51k

Appear (111 Occurrences)
... Acts 11:13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying
to him,'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter, (See NIV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/appear.htm - 39k

Service (317 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Acts 12:25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled
their service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark. (WEB DBY). ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/service.htm - 42k

Returned (328 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Acts 12:25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled
their service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark. ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/returned.htm - 34k

Joppa (14 Occurrences)
... Acts 11:13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying
to him,'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter, (WEB KJV ASV ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/joppa.htm - 17k

Herod (45 Occurrences)
... 2. Herod the Great: With a different environment and with a different character,
Herod the Great might have been worthy of the surname which he now bears only ...
biblethesaurus.org/h/herod.htm - 57k

Fulfilled (143 Occurrences)
... Acts 12:25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their
service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark. ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/fulfilled.htm - 36k

Gathered (384 Occurrences)
... Acts 12:12 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John
whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. ...
biblethesaurus.org/g/gathered.htm - 35k

Mark (182 Occurrences)
... Justin's reference to the surname "Boanerges" supports this so far as Mark is concerned,
for in the Gospel of Mark alone is that fact mentioned (3:17). ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/mark.htm - 93k

Philip (37 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son
of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/philip.htm - 32k

James (40 Occurrences)
... It was probably this hotheaded impetuosity and fanaticism that won for them the
surname "Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder," bestowed on them when they were ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/james.htm - 78k

Israel's (72 Occurrences)
... say: 'I am the LORD'S'; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and
another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by ...
biblethesaurus.org/i/israel's.htm - 28k

Standing (334 Occurrences)
... Acts 11:13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying
to him,'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter, (WEB ASV DBY ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/standing.htm - 36k

Along (500 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Acts 12:25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled
their service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark. ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/along.htm - 33k

Peter (181 Occurrences)
... and "brought him unto Jesus"; on which occasion it was that the latter, beholding
him, said, "Thou shalt be called Cephas," an Aramaic surname whose Greek ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/peter.htm - 101k

Turn (963 Occurrences)
... Acts 12:25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their
service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark. ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/turn.htm - 41k

Stood (491 Occurrences)
... Acts 11:13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and
said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/stood.htm - 36k

Judas (42 Occurrences)
... In John 14:22 he is described as "Judas (not Iscariot)." The name corresponds with
the "Thaddaeus" or "Lebbaeus whose surname was Thaddaeus" of Matthew 10:3 ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/judas.htm - 45k

Tax (43 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son
of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; (WEB WEY BBE DBY YLT NAS ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/tax.htm - 47k

Matthew (5 Occurrences)
... Matthew 10:3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son
of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/matthew.htm - 38k

Ministry (44 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Acts 12:25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had
fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark. ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/ministry.htm - 51k

Simon (75 Occurrences)
... and "brought him unto Jesus"; on which occasion it was that the latter, beholding
him, said, "Thou shalt be called Cephas," an Aramaic surname whose Greek ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/simon.htm - 91k

Saul (371 Occurrences)
... Acts 12:25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their
service, also taking with them John whose surname was Mark. ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/saul.htm - 76k

Angel (209 Occurrences)
... Acts 11:13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying
to him,'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter, (WEB KJV WEY ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/angel.htm - 78k




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