Kurenaios identifies a person or group as being from Cyrene in the biblical passages where it occurs.

The term consistently marks individuals or groups by their association with Cyrene: Simon is identified this way in the accounts of carrying the cross, while Acts applies it to men, a named individual, and a group connected with Cyrene.

1. People identified by association with Cyrene · dominant

   The accusative singular form identifies Simon in Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21, and Luke 23:26, where the APB renders him as a man “from Cyrene” or “of Cyrene” in the account of his being compelled to carry the cross. The nominative singular identifies Lucius in Acts 13:1, while plural forms identify men who came to Antioch in Acts 11:20 and people engaged in debate with Stephen in Acts 6:9; the APB renders these groups as men “from Cyprus and Cyrene” and “Cyrenians.”

   Matthew 27:32Mark 15:21Luke 23:26Acts 13:1Acts 11:20Acts 6:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB presents the term with “from Cyrene,” “of Cyrene,” and “Cyrenians.” These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a separate definition for each wording.