Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Alexander"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Alexander
man-defender. (1.) A relative of Annas the high priest, present
when Peter and John were examined before the Sanhedrim (Acts
4:6).
(2.) A man whose father, Simon the Cyrenian, bore the cross of
Christ (Mark 15:21).
(3.) A Jew of Ephesus who took a prominent part in the uproar
raised there by the preaching of Paul (Acts 19:33). The Jews put
him forward to plead their cause before the mob. It was probably
intended that he should show that he and the other Jews had no
sympathy with Paul any more than the Ephesians had. It is
possible that this man was the same as the following.
(4.) A coppersmith who, with Hymenaeus and others, promulgated
certain heresies regarding the resurrection (1 Tim. 1:19; 2 Tim.
4:14), and made shipwreck of faith and of a good conscience.
Paul excommunicated him (1 Tim. 1:20; comp. 1 Cor. 5:5).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Alexander
n 1: European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized
in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a
potherb [syn: {Alexander}, {Alexanders}, {black lovage},
{horse parsley}, {Smyrnium olusatrum}]
2: king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia;
founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) [syn: {Alexander}, {Alexander
the Great}]
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