Ἀκύλας Akýlas
Meaning
Akulas, an Israelite
In the King James Version: Aquila
Derivation: probably for Latin aquila (an eagle);
Where it is used
- Acts 18:2 There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
- Acts 18:18 Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
- Acts 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
- Romans 16:3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
- 1 Corinthians 16:19 The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
- 2 Timothy 4:19 Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.