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Manaen

Manaen [Grk. manaēn]. A personal name.

A Christian prophet and teacher in the church of Antioch who worked alongside Barnabas, Simeon (called Niger), Lucius of Cyrene, and Saul (Acts 13:1). While praying and fasting, the Holy Spirit came to them with the command to "set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them" (Acts 13:2). They obeyed and, placing their hands on the chosen two, sent them off as missionaries (Acts 13:3). Manaen had been "brought up with Herod the tetrarch" (also known as Herod Antipas, who imprisoned and beheaded John the Baptist), implying that Manaen was educated in Rome and might have been related to Herod, possibly as foster-brother (Acts 13:1).

C. Adelina Alexe

Citation

Footnote:

C. Adelina Alexe, “Manaen,“ Seventh-day Adventist International Biblical-Theological Dictionary (2026-), ed. Daniel K. Bediako and Keldie Paroschi, https://dictionary.adventist.org/manaen, accessed October 28, 2026

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