Macedonia
Makedon identifies people associated with Macedonia, whether named as a group or describing an individual.
The attested forms identify people associated with Macedonia: a man in a vision, groups addressed or accompanying Paul, and an individual described in connection with Thessalonica.
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People identified with Macedonia · dominant
The noun marks people by their association with Macedonia: in Acts 16:9 a singular man stands in the vision, while Acts 19:29 and Acts 27:2 identify Paul’s companions Gaius, Aristarchus, and Aristarchus respectively. In 2 Corinthians 9:2 and 2 Corinthians 9:4, plural forms refer to Macedonians as people to whom Paul boasts and who may accompany him; the APB renders these clauses with “the Macedonians.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the plural forms as “the Macedonians” in 2 Corinthians 9:2 and 2 Corinthians 9:4, and describes individuals as “a man of Macedonia,” “Macedonian companions,” and “a Macedonian from Thessalonica” in Acts 16:9, Acts 19:29, and Acts 27:2. These renderings reflect the verse contexts rather than a word-by-word alignment.