βυρσεύς
byrseus · tanner
Greek word · Strong’s number G1038 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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byrseus (βυρσεύς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “tanner”.
One who works hides into leather.
How to say it
byr·seus
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- One who works animal hides into leather.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Where it appears
- Acts 9:43
And it happened that he stayed many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.
- Acts 10:6
He is staying as a guest with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
- Acts 10:32
So send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter; he is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.’