Proconsul
ἀνθύπατοςStrong’s G0446anthupatos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anthupatos is the Greek word usually translated “proconsul” and “proconsuls”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “proconsul” and “proconsuls”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- proconsul 4
- proconsuls 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 5
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 13:8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
- Acts 13:12Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
- Acts 18:12And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
- Acts 19:38Wherefore 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.
Greek dictionary
ἀνθύπατος anthupatos · proconsul
ἀνθύπατος -ου, ὁ (ἀντί, ὕπατος, altern. for ὑπέρτατος), supreme, a consul, one acting in place of a consul, a proconsul, the administrator of a senatorial province (cf. ἡγεμών, and see MM, VGT, 44): Act.13:7-8, 12 18:12 19:38.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “proconsul” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROCON'SUL, noun
[Latin pro, for, and consul.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.