Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(of Cyrene). Roman governor of Syria, B. C. 4-1, and A. D. 6-11; (Luke 2:2; Acts 5:3).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
The same that is called by the Romans “Quirinus.” He was governor of Syria in A.D. 6, and then carried out a taxing, which is probably alluded to in Acts 5:37. This for a long time created a difficulty as to the “taxing” by Cyrenius being made when the Lord was born (B.C. 4); but Prof. A. W. Zumpt of Berlin has stated with apparently good authority that Cyrenius was twice governor of Syria: the first time from B.C. 4 to B.C. 1, which agrees well with Luke 2:2. The “taxing” at that time may have been merely a census, of the population and their property; and on his second governorship the census may have been for taxation, which, being always hateful to the Jews, probably led to the insurrection in Acts 5.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Transliteration:
Kurenios
Meaning:
of Latin origin; Cyrenius (i.e. Quirinus), a Roman
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
derivative of Cyrenian
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Who reigns; spearman; warrior:―Roman governor of Syria, Luke 2:2. {Qui regnat}