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Aeneas
A man of Lydda who had been bedridden and paralysed for eight years. Peter, travelling through the region, said to him, 'Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed' — and he rose at once. All the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
What we know — and how we know it
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1
Name & titles
ScholarlyAeneas (Greek Aineas) is a well-attested Greek personal name of the era, famous from the Trojan hero of epic; its use for a resident of Lydda fits the Hellenized character of the coastal Judean plain in the first century. There is no external attestation of this particular individual.
Onomastic point: Aineas as a common Hellenistic Greek name
Where in scripture
ActsThere he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, because he was paralyzed.
Acts 9:33
Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!” Immediately he arose.
Acts 9:34 — 'Jesus Christ heals you'
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.