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Narcissus
Biblical Persons & Places
Narcissus
Man living at the time of the New Testament
A man living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at Rom.16.11;
only referred to as Narcissus (Νάρκισσος).
Strong's Definition
Narcissus, a Roman
Derivation: a flower of the same name, from (stupefaction, as a "narcotic");
KJV Usage: Narcissus
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Νάρκισσος, Ναρκίσσου, ὁ, Narcissus (i. e. 'daffodil'), a Roman mentioned in Rom_16:11, whom many interpreters without good reason suppose to be the noted freedman of the emperor Claudius (Suetonius, Claudius 28; Tacitus, ann. 11, 29f; 12, 57 etc.) (cf. Lightfoot on Philip., p. 175); in opposition to this opinion cf. Winers RWB, under the word; Rüetschi in Herzog x., 202f; (B. D., under the word).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Νάρκισσος Narkissos 1x
Narcissus, pr. name, Rom_16:11
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Νάρκισσος , -ου , ὁ ,
Narcissus: Rom_16:11 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Νάρκισσος [page 422]
Thieme (p. 40) quotes instances of this proper name from Magnesia ( Magn 122 d .14 not later than iv/A.D.) and Hierapolis ( Hierap. 80), proving that its occurrence outside Rome was well established, and consequently that the common identification of τοὺς ἐκ τῶν Ναρκίσσου ( Rom_16:11 ) with the household of the well-known freedman of that name is by no means certain. Rouffiac (p. 90) cites also an ex. from Thasos IG XII. 8, 548, 2 : cf. Zahn Introd. i. p. 419, The word, as a plant-name, is probably derived from a Mediterranean tongue : for the termination -σσος cf. κυπάρισσος . As the plant is sedative, the influence of νάρκη upon the stem may be traced (Boisacq, p. 657).
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
the narcissus , (Homeric Hymns), etc.
From ναρκάω, because of its narcotic properties. (ML)