Cyrenius vs Quirinus

Vanetten.Edward (vanetten.edward@corona.navy.mil)
Tue, 17 Dec 1996 07:16:31 -0800

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In Luke 2:2 the KJV translators used Cyrenius
instead of Quirinus. Does anyone know why?
Was Cyrenius a nickname, cognomen, Greek
transliteration of a Roman name, or what?

Ed Van Etten
Ontario, California
vanetten.edward@corona.navy.mil

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