Atlas Biblica

    person

    Nicolaus

    Νικόλαος

    Nicolaus was a proselyte from Antioch chosen as one of the seven deacons in the early church.

    verses
    1
    first named
    Acts 6:5
    last named
    Acts 6:5
    period
    the New Testament
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Nicolaus?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Nicolaus was one of the seven men chosen by the early church in Jerusalem to assist the apostles in the daily distribution of food to the widows (Act.6.5). He was a proselyte from Antioch, meaning he was a Gentile convert to Judaism before becoming a follower of Christ. Nicolaus, along with the other six chosen men, was known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. His selection as a deacon highlights the inclusive nature of the early church.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Nicolaus8 of 8 entities the graph connects to Nicolaus, in 2 groups: company 2, events 6. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.AntiochAssociated with · 14 versesDisciples’ selection of Seven Men, Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and NicolausTook part in · 2 versesCompanyPhilip1 event · 16 versesStephen1 event · 7 versesNicanor1 event · 1 verseParmenas1 event · 1 verseProchorus1 event · 1 verseTimon1 event · 1 verseEventsNicolaus

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    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Nicolaus happensThe one place the claims about Nicolaus reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Antioch. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Nicolaus there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Antioch
    the New TestamentThe one place the claims about Nicolaus reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. Acts1 verse

      6:5

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Disciples’ selection of Seven Men, Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and NicolausNicanorOne of seven deaconsvia Disciples’ selection of Seven Men, Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and NicolausParmenasOne of the seven deaconsvia Disciples’ selection of Seven Men, Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and NicolausPhilipOne of the seven deacons, evangelized in Samariavia Disciples’ selection of Seven Men, Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and NicolausProchorusOne of the seven deacons in Jerusalemvia Disciples’ selection of Seven Men, Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and NicolausSelectionSelection is a concept gathering 19 labelled instances in the text.via Disciples’ selection of Seven Men, Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and NicolausStephenOne of seven deacons, full of faith, performed miracles, martyred.via Disciples’ selection of Seven Men, Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and NicolausTimonOne of the seven chosen to serve the church

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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