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Festus
Biblical Persons & Places
Festus
Man living at the time of the New Testament
A man living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Act.24.27;
referred to as Festus (Φῆστος), or Porcius (Πόρκιος).
Strong's Definition
festal; Phestus (i.e. Festus), a Roman
Derivation: of Latin derivation;
KJV Usage: Festus
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Φῆστος, Φήστου, ὁ (Porcius) Festus, a procurator of Judaea, the successor of Felix (c. A.D. 60) (see Φῆλιξ (and references, especially Schürer, p. 308f)): Act_24:27; Act_25:1; Act_25:4; Act_25:9; Act_25:12-14; Act_25:22-24; Acts 26:24 f, 32 . (Josephus, Antiquities 20, 8, 9 and 9, 1; b. j. 2, 14, 1.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Φῆστος Phēstos 13x
Festus, pr. name, Act_24:27 ; Act_25:1 ; Act_25:4 ; Act_25:12 ff., Act_25:22 ff.; Act_26:24 f., Act_26:32
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
φῆστος , -ου , ὁ
( Porcius ), Festus , procurator of Judζa: Act_24:27 ; Act_25:1 ff . Act_26:24-25 ; Act_26:32 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Φῆστος [page 666]
the name of a certain ἔπαρχος εἴλης , in P Lond 904 .33 (A.D. 104) (=3 III. p. 126). The document itself is interesting as a specimen of an official letter copy-book (cf. Deissmann LAE 2 p. 235).
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
φῆστος, -ου, ὁ
(Porcius), Festus, procurator of Judæa: Act.24:27 25:1 ff. Act.26:24-25, 32.†
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