{"id":18951,"date":"2024-11-24T02:24:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T02:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18951"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:00:55","slug":"is-cynthia-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/is-cynthia-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Cynthia in the Bible? No, It Was a Greek Title of Artemis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>No. The name Cynthia does not appear in the Bible. It comes from the Greek Kynthia, &quot;woman from Cynthus,&quot; a title of the goddess Artemis, who in Greek myth was born on Mount Cynthus on the island of Delos. Artemis herself does appear in the Bible: Acts 19 describes a riot in her name at Ephesus. Is Cynthia a biblical name? Cynthia is not found in the Hebrew or Greek text of the Bible or in any translation, and neither\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cynthia is not in the Bible. It comes from Greek Kynthia, &quot;woman from Cynthus,&quot; a title of Artemis, the goddess whose followers riot in Acts 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-18951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18917,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/cindy-name-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":18951,"position":0},"title":"Is Cindy in the Bible? No, It Began as a Short Form of Cynthia","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"novembre 21, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"No one named Cindy appears in the Bible. 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