Pontius
ΠόντιοςStrong’s G4194Pontios
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pontios is the Greek word usually translated “pontius”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;”
Meaning
Usually translated “pontius”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- pontius 3
- to pontius 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Timothy 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 27:2And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
- Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
- Acts 4:27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
Greek dictionary
Πόντιος Pontios · Pontius
Πόντιος, -ου, ὁ Pontius, the prænomen of Pilate (see: Πειλᾶτος), Mat.27:2 (Rec., WH, mg.), Luk.3:1, Act.4:27, 1Ti.6:13.† (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.