ἀνθύπατος
anthýpatos
proconsul
The highest civil official acting in place of another, specifically a Roman proconsul governing a senatorial province. The term denotes someone who holds supreme authority as a representative, typically of the Roman Senate. In New Testament and contemporary sources, the word almost always refers to a Roman proconsul, an official sent to govern a province in the name of the Senate, having executive and judicial authority. Its usage is predominantly administrative and political, referring to the occupant of that specific office.
Acts 13:12 · Word #4
Lexicon G446
| Lemma | ἀνθύπατος |
| Transliteration | anthýpatos |
| Strong's | G446 |
| Definition | The highest civil official acting in place of another, specifically a Roman proconsul governing a senatorial province. The term denotes someone who holds supreme authority as a representative, typically of the Roman Senate. In New Testament and contemporary sources, the word almost always refers to a Roman proconsul, an official sent to govern a province in the name of the Senate, having executive and judicial authority. Its usage is predominantly administrative and political, referring to the occupant of that specific office. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | proconsul |
| Literal | proconsul |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀνθύπατος |
| Strong's | G446 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G446-04
proconsul
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS); denotes a single male office-holder functioning as subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Proconsul" directly reflects the etymological sense of one acting in place of a consul (ἀντί + ὕπατος) and aligns with its established administrative meaning in Roman governance. The nominative masculine singular form denotes the office-holder as the subject. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
proconsul
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 correctly preserves the specific title per the instructions and silex_definition. |