We have the name of this man Acts 13. 1. He is there called a prophet, but we have no account of his ministry, or any of his writings.
Ni´ger [SIMON]
Ni’ger. (black). Niger is the additional, or distinctive, name given to the Simeon, who was one of the teachers and prophets, in the church at Antioch. Act 13:1.
Surname of Simeon, second of the five teachers and prophets of the Antioch church (Act 13:1). ("black".) Probably an African proselyte, because he is associated with Lucius of Cyrene in Africa. His Hebrew name, Simeon, shows his Hebrew extraction.
[Ni’ger]
Designation of Simeon, one of the teachers and prophets at Antioch. Act 13:1. Niger is the Latin for ’black,’ and Simeon may have been so named because of his dark complexion; but this is not a necessary conclusion.
NIGER.—The second name of Symeon, one of the prophets and teachers in the Church of Antioch (Act 13:1). His name Symeon shows his Jewish origin, and Niger was probably the Gentile name which he assumed. Nothing further is known of him.
Morley Stevenson.
See Symeon (Simeon) called Niger.