Λουκᾶς

Λουκᾶς — Loukâs

Λουκᾶς, Λουκᾶ, ὁ (contracted from Λουκανος; (cf. Lightfoot on Col 4:14), Winers Grammar, 103 (97) (cf. Buttmann, 20 (18); on the diverse origin of contracted or abbrev. proper names in ἅς cf. Lobeck, Patholog. Proleg., p. 506; Lightfoot on Col 4:15)), Luke, a Christian of Gentile origin, the companion of the apostle Paul in preaching the gospel and on many of his journeys (Act 16:10-17; Act 20:5-15; Act 21:1-18; Act 28:10-16); he was a physician, and according to the tradition of the church from Irenaeus (3, 14, 1f) down, which has been recently assailed with little success, the author of the third canonical Gospel and of the Acts of the Apostles: Col 4:14; 2Ti 4:11; Phm 1:24.