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Paul

ΠαῦλοςStrong’s G3972

Paulos

Appears in 158 verses of the New Testament

In short

Paulos is the Greek word usually translated “paul”, “after paul” and “paulus”. It appears in 158 verses of the New Testament.

“Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:”
2 Thessalonians 1:1 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “paul”, “after paul” and “paulus”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • paul 139
  • of paul 10
  • to paul 5
  • by paul 3
  • after paul 2
  • paulus 1
  • with paul 1
  • against paul 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 128
  • 1 Corinthians 7
  • Colossians 3
  • Philemon 3
  • 2 Corinthians 2
  • Galatians 2

15 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture
All 158 verses, by book
Romans 1
1:1
2 Corinthians 2
1:110:1
Galatians 2
1:15:2
Ephesians 2
1:13:1
Philippians 1
1:1
Colossians 3
1:11:234:18
1 Thessalonians 2
1:12:18
2 Thessalonians 2
1:13:17
1 Timothy 1
1:1
2 Timothy 2
1:14:22
Titus 1
1:1
Philemon 3
1:11:91:19
2 Peter 1
3:15
Greek dictionary

Παῦλος Paulos · Paul

Παῦλος, -ου, ὁ (Lat. Paulus), 1. Sergius Paulus: Act.13:7. 2. the Apostle Paul (cf. Σαῦλος): Act.13:9, and frequently throughout Ac., Rom.1:1, 1Co.1:1, al., 2Pe.3:15. (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.