Luke; Lucas

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(luminous). Evangelist and physician (Col. 4:14¹⁴Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you. (Colossians 4:14); 2 Tim. 4:11¹¹Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. (2 Timothy 4:11)). Author of third gospel and of Acts of the Apostles.

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Fellow laborer with Paul, and called “the beloved physician.” He is only three times mentioned by name (Col. 4:14¹⁴Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you. (Colossians 4:14); 2 Tim. 4:11¹¹Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. (2 Timothy 4:11); Philem. 1:1,24¹Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlaborer, (Philemon 1)
²⁴Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlaborers. (Philemon 24)). He was the writer of the Gospel bearing his name, and also of the Acts of the Apostles, the introduction to both being addressed to a certain Theophilus. It is supposed, from Colossians 4:11,14¹¹And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me. (Colossians 4:11)
¹⁴Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you. (Colossians 4:14), that he was a Gentile, though these verses are no proof of it.

In Acts 16:10¹⁰And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. (Acts 16:10) Luke uses the word “we,” showing that he was then with the apostle Paul at Troas, and accompanied him to Philippi, where apparently Luke remained. In Luke 20:5⁵And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? (Luke 20:5) he is again with Paul, and went with him to Jerusalem. Paul then became a prisoner for more than two years, and we lose sight of Luke; but as soon as Paul was about to be sent to Rome, Luke was with him again (Acts 27:1¹And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. (Acts 27:1)), and accompanied him to Rome (Acts 28:16¹⁶And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him. (Acts 28:16)), and was there with Paul when he wrote the Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon. He was also with Paul during his second imprisonment. Others had forsaken the aged apostle, Luke alone remained. He was Paul’s beloved fellow-laborer, and in his own writings has skillfully hidden himself that the work of God by His servants Paul and others might, by the leading of the Holy Spirit, be faithfully recorded, and come into prominence.

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

same as Lucas Luz, perverse

Luke; Lucas

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