ἀνθυπάτῳ

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.

G446

Acts 13:7 · Word #5

Lexicon G446

Lemmaἀνθύπατος
Transliterationanthýpatos
Strong'sG446
DefinitionThe 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 DAT M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseproconsul
Literalproconsul-n.dat.m.s.

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀνθύπατος
Strong'sG446

SIBI-P1 Translation G446-01

to the proconsul

Morphological NotesNoun, dative singular masculine (Gr,N,,,,,DMS); denotes one male holder of the office in dative case.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering reflects the specific Roman office of ἀνθύπατος as defined by its etymology and historical usage. The dative singular masculine form is preserved by translating with "to the," indicating the dative case.

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