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Acts 6:9 (NIV)

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9 Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)--Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. These men began to argue with Stephen,


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 9) Persecution - Stephen - Synagogue argued and brought false witness against him

Definition(s):
Cilicia (Sill-ish-a): which rolls or overturns
Cyrene (Sigh-ree-ne): a wall; coldness; the floor