{"id":11553,"date":"2024-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11553"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:25:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:25:21","slug":"alex-name-meaning-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/alex-name-meaning-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex staat niet in de Bijbel \u2014 Alexander, de naam die het verkort, staat er wel in"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Alex is not in the Bible, but Alexander, the name it most often shortens, is. Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, &quot;defending men,&quot; and the New Testament mentions men named Alexander in five passages. What does Alex mean? Alex is a short form of Alexander, Alexandra and other names that begin with Alex-. Alexander is the Latin form of the Greek Alexandros, made from alexo, &quot;to defend, help,&quot; and aner, &quot;man,&quot; so the name means &quot;defending men.&quot; Because it shortens\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 wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/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>Alex is not in the Bible, but Alexander is: the Greek name means &quot;defending men,&quot; and five New Testament passages mention men who bore it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-11553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18850,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/is-alexis-in-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":11553,"position":0},"title":"Alexis Is Not in the Bible \u2014 It Means &#8220;Helper&#8221;","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"januari 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Alexis is not in the Bible. 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