Cyrenius, a Grecised form of Publius Sulpicius Quirinus, named in Luke ii. as governor of Syria. He received his appointment as governor in 6 A.D., but the difficulty in harmonising this with Luke is got over by admitting that he had been governor also at an earlier date—according to Zumpt, from 4 B.C. to 1 B.C.
Cyrenius
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 645
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