Strongs Number: G3065
- Greek Word
- Λουκᾶς
- Transliteration
- Loukas
- Phonetic
- loo-kas'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
Lucas a Christian
- Thayers Definition
-
Luke or Lucus = "light-giving"
1. a Gentile Christian, the companion of Paul in preaching the gospel and on his many journeys; he was a physician and author of the book of Luke and Acts in the NT
- Origin
- Contracted from the Latin Lucanus
- Bible Usage
- Lucas Luke.