Strong's Lexicon
G4194 — Πόντιος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4194 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Πόντιος |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | of Latin origin |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | Pontios |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pon'-tee-os |
| Meaning: | 1. apparently bridged 2. Pontius, a Roman |
| KJV Renderings: | Pontius |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Πόντιος, Ποντίου, ὁ, Pontius (a Roman name), the praenomen of Pilate, procurator of Judaea (see Πιλᾶτος): Mat 27:2 (R G L); Luk 3:1; Act 4:27; 1Ti 6:13.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Πόντιος (Pontius)
Matthew 27:2
- KJV: And when they had bound him they led away and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor
- GK: και δήσαντες αυτόν απήγαγον και παρέδωκαν αυτόν Ποντίω Πιλάτω τω ηγεμόνι
Luke 3:1
- KJV: Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa 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
- GK: εν έτει δε πεντεκαιδεκάτω της ηγεμονίας Τιβερίου Καίσαρος ηγεμονεύοντος Ποντίου Πιλάτου της Ιουδαίας και τετραρχούντος της Γαλιλαίας Ηρώδου Φιλίππου δε του αδελφού αυτού τετραρχούντος της Ιτουραίας και Τραχωνίτιδος χώρας και Λυσανίου της Αβιληνής τετραρχούντος
Acts 4:27
- KJV: For 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
- GK: συνήχθησαν γαρ επ΄ αληθείας επί τον άγιον παίδά σου Ιησούν ον έχρισας Ηρώδης τε και Πόντιος Πιλάτος συν έθνεσι και λαοίς Ισραήλ
1 Timothy 6:13
- KJV: I give thee charge in the sight of God who quickeneth all things and Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession
- GK: παραγγέλλω σοι ενώπιον του θεού του ζωοποιούντος τα πάντα και χριστού Ιησού του μαρτυρήσαντος επί Ποντίου Πιλάτου την καλήν ομολογίαν
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