Lexicon
ἐντόπιος
entopios
G1786
G:A Greek

resident

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entopios describes people identified as residents of the place in the scene.

The attested use identifies a group as residents local to the setting of the appeal in Acts 21:12.

Senses in use

  1. Residents local to the setting · dominant

    In Acts 21:12, ἐντόπιοι is a nominative plural masculine adjective describing a group who join in begging someone not to go to Jerusalem; the APB renders the group as “the local residents.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 21:12, the APB presents the group as “the local residents.” This rendering is treated as confirmation of the verse's scene rather than a precise lexical equivalence.

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