- Original: βυρσεύς - Transliteration: Burseus - Phonetic: boorce-yooce' - Definition: 1. a tanner - Origin: from bursa (a hide) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From βύρσα bursa (a hide); a tanner: - tanner. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • tanner, 3 Act 9:43; Act 10:6; Act 10:32