1038. burseus
Strong's Lexicon
burseus: Tanner

Original Word: βυρσεύς
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: burseus
Pronunciation: boor-SYOOS
Phonetic Spelling: (boorce-yooce')
Definition: Tanner
Meaning: a tanner.

Word Origin: Derived from βύρσα (bursa), meaning "leather" or "hide."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "burseus," the concept of working with leather can be related to Hebrew terms for craftsmen or those who work with animal products, such as חָרָשׁ (charash) for craftsman or עוֹר (or) for skin/leather.

Usage: The term "burseus" refers to a tanner, a person who works with leather, processing animal hides into usable leather products. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe the occupation of Simon, a resident of Joppa, who hosted the Apostle Peter.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, tanners were often considered unclean due to their work with dead animals and the strong odors associated with the tanning process. They typically lived on the outskirts of towns, near water sources necessary for their trade. Despite the social stigma, tanners played a crucial role in society by providing essential materials for clothing, footwear, and other goods.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from bursa (a hide)
Definition
a tanner
NASB Translation
tanner (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1038: βυρσεύς

βυρσεύς, βυρσέως, (βύρσα a skin stripped off, a hide), a tanner: Acts 9:43; Acts 10:6, 32. (Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 4, 56.) (Cf. B. D. American edition under the word .)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
tanner.

From bursa (a hide); a tanner -- tanner.

Forms and Transliterations
βυρσει βυρσεί βυρσεῖ βυρσεως βυρσέως bursei burseos burseōs byrsei byrseî byrseos byrseōs byrséos byrséōs
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 9:43 N-DMS
GRK: τινι Σίμωνι βυρσεῖ
NAS: in Joppa with a tanner [named] Simon.
KJV: one Simon a tanner.
INT: a certain Simon a tanner

Acts 10:6 N-DMS
GRK: τινι Σίμωνι βυρσεῖ ᾧ ἐστὶν
NAS: he is staying with a tanner [named] Simon,
KJV: one Simon a tanner, whose house
INT: a certain Simon a tanner whose is

Acts 10:32 N-GMS
GRK: οἰκίᾳ Σίμωνος βυρσέως παρὰ θάλασσαν
NAS: of Simon [the] tanner by the sea.'
KJV: of [one] Simon a tanner by
INT: [the] house of Simon a tanner by [the] sea

Strong's Greek 1038
3 Occurrences


βυρσεῖ — 2 Occ.
βυρσέως — 1 Occ.

















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