Original: Λουκᾶς

Transliteration: Loukâs

Phonetic: loo-kas'

Short Definition: Lucas

- Original: Λουκᾶς

- Transliteration: Loukas

- Phonetic: loo-kas'

- Definition: Luke or Lucus = "light-giving"

1. a Gentile Christian, the companion of Paul in preaching the gospel and on his many journeys; he was a physician and author of the book of Luke and Acts in the NT

- Origin: contracted from Latin Lucanus

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Contracted from the Latin Lucanus; Lucas a Christian: - Lucas Luke.