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摘要
- Sandra is not in the Bible. It is a short form of Alessandra and Alexandra, from Greek alexo (“to defend, help”) and Aner (“man”) — one who defends others.
- Alexander, the masculine form, appears five times in the New Testament: Mark 15:21, Acts 4:6, Acts 19:33, 1 Timothy 1:20 and 2 Timothy 4:14.
- Those five are a mixed company — the son of Simon of Cyrene, a member of the high priest’s family, a man shouted down in a riot, and two who harmed the Church.
- Scripture does not curate its names. That refusal is part of why it can be trusted, and it means no one is disqualified by the company their name keeps.
- To defend is to place yourself between — as Simon of Cyrene did on the road, as Moses did for a people who had betrayed him, as Esther did uninvited.
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Sources: Behind the Name entry for Alexander (Greek alexo + aner, “defending men”); Scripture references from the NIV via BibleGateway (Mark 15:21; Acts 4:6; Acts 19:33; 1 Timothy 1:20; 2 Timothy 4:14; Esther 4:16).
