Berean
adjective
of or relating to Beroea, an ancient city in Macedonia.
Bereans
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pluralof Berean.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Bereans were counted noble upon this account: 'These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily,' &c.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by John Bunyan
Leaving Timothy and Silas behind him, Paul, accompanied by some faithful Bereans, embarked for Athens,--the centre of philosophy and art, whose wonderful prestige had induced its Roman conquerors to preserve its ancient glories.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets by John Lord
The Bereans of old did not scornfully reject the, to them, strange teachings of the Apostle Paul, but searched the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
From A Ribband of Blue And Other Bible Studies by James Hudson Taylor
When it was rumored a Quaker was come from England, his father proposed to some others to be like the noble Bereans, and hear him before they judged him.
From A Concise Biographical Sketch of William Penn by Charles Evans
Thessalonica and its rulers, 100 The more noble Bereans, 101 Athens and its ancient glory, ib.
From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by W. D. (William Dool) Killen
