G446
G446 — ἀνθύπατος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
anthupatos (anth-oo'-pat-os) n.
1. instead of the highest officer
2. (specially) a Roman proconsul (governor)
[from G473 and a superlative of G5228]
KJV: deputy
Root(s): G473, G5228
TWOT
Not assigned in current lawful mapping.
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KJV Renderings
deputy
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀνθύπατος, ἀνθυπάτου, ὁ (see the preceding word), proconsul: Act 13:7-8; Act 13:12; Act 18:12 L T Tr WH; Act 19:38. The emperor Augustus divided the Roman provinces into senatorial and imperial. The former were presided over by proconsuls; the latter were administered by legates of the emperor, sometimes called also propraetors. (Polybius, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Lucian, Plutarch, and often in Dio Cassius) (B. D. under the word ; Alex.’s Kitto under the word Province; especially Lightfoot in The Contemp. Rev. for 1878, p. 280f.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀνθύπατος (deputy)
Acts 13:7
- KJV: Which was with the deputy of the country Sergius Paulus a prudent man who called for Barnabas and Saul and desired to hear the word of God
- GK: ος ην συν τω ανθυπάτω Σεργίω Παύλω ανδρί συνετώ ούτος προσκαλεσάμενος Βαρνάβαν και Σαύλον επεζήτησεν ακούσαι τον λόγον του θεού
Acts 13:8
- KJV: But Elymas the sorcerer for so is his name by interpretation withstood them seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith
- GK: ανθίστατο δε αυτοίς Ελύμας ο μάγος ούτω γαρ μεθερμηνεύεται το όνομα αυτού ζητών διαστρέψαι τον ανθύπατον από της πίστεως
Acts 13:12
- KJV: Then the deputy when he saw what was done believed being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord
- GK: τότε ιδών ο ανθύπατος το γεγονός επίστευσεν εκπλησσόμενος επί τη διδαχή του κυρίου
Acts 19:38
- KJV: Wherefore if Demetrius and the craftsmen which are with him have a matter against any man the law is open and there are deputies let them implead one another
- GK: ει μεν ούν Δημήτριος και οι συν αυτώ τεχνίται προς τινα λόγον έχουσι αγοραίοι άγονται και ανθύπατοί εισιν εγκαλείτωσαν αλλήλοις