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Strong's #959: Bernike (pronounced ber-nee'-kay)

from a provincial form of 5342 and 3529; victorious; Bernice, a member of the Herodian family:--Bernice.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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Bernikē

Bernice = "bring victory"

1) the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa I. Acts 12:1 - She was first married to her uncle Herod, king of Chalcis, and after his death (A.D. 48) she lived under circumstances of great suspicion with her own brother, Agrippa II, in connection with whom she is mentioned as having visited Festus on his appointment as procurator of Judea.

Part of Speech: noun proper feminine

Relation: from a provincial form of G5342 and G3529




Usage:

This word is used 3 times:

Acts 25:13: "king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute"
Acts 25:23: "when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and"
Acts 26:30: "the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:"









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