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Nicolas

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Nicolas (nĭk'o-las), conqueror of the people. A Jewish proselyte of Antioch, who afterwards embraced Christianity, and was among the most zealous of the first Christians, so that he was chosen one of the seven to minister in the church at Jerusalem. Acts 6:5.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Nicolas'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​n/nicolas.html. 1893.
 
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