saint luke

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Definition of saint luke in English English dictionary

one of Jesus Christ's disciples (=his close friends and followers) . According to Bible stories, he was a doctor who wrote The Gospel according to St Luke, which describes the life and teaching of Jesus. flourished 1st century AD; feast day October 18 In Christian tradition, the author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. He wrote in Greek and is considered the most literary of the New Testament writers. By his own account, he was not an eyewitness to the ministry of Jesus. He was a companion to St. Paul, who called him the "beloved physician," and he is believed to have accompanied Paul on missionary journeys to Macedonia and Rome. Though little is known of his life, tradition holds that he was a Gentile and a native of Antioch in Syria and that he died a martyr

Hyphenation

saint Luke

Turkish pronunciation

seynt luk

Pronunciation

/ˈsānt ˈlo͞ok/ /ˈseɪnt ˈluːk/