A teacher and prophet in Antioch during the New Testament, also called Niger, mentioned in Acts and Romans.
About Lucius (Simeon)
A man from Cyrene (a city in North Africa) who is listed among the prophets and teachers in Antioch (Acts 13:1). He may have been among the Jewish Christians from Cyprus and Cyrene. These were the men who preached to the Gentiles in Antioch in the face of persecution (11:19–21). People have tried to identify him as Luke, the author of Acts, or as the Lucius mentioned in Romans 16:21. But these attempts have been unsuccessful.
Key References
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.
All Scripture References (2)
Acts (1)
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
Romans (1)
Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.