Roman (26 Occurrences)

... 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic Of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman... biblethesaurus.org/r/roman.htm - 101k

Colony (1 Occurrence)

... The city of Philippi was a Roman colony (Acts 16:12), ie, a military settlement of Roman soldiers and citizens, planted there to keep in subjection a newly ... biblethesaurus.org/c/colony.htm - 10k

Derbe (4 Occurrences)

... 1. History: Derbe is first mentioned as the seat of Antipater, who entertained Cicero, the Roman orator and governor of Cilicia. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/derbe.htm - 15k

Citizenship (4 Occurrences)

... The right of citizenship under the Roman government was granted by the emperor to individuals, and sometimes to provinces, as a favour or as a recompense for ... biblethesaurus.org/c/citizenship.htm - 16k

Augustus (4 Occurrences)

... The cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar Octavianus, during whose reign Christ was born (Luke 2:1). His decree that "all the world should be ... biblethesaurus.org/a/augustus.htm - 12k

Province (66 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/province.htm - 38k

Claudius (3 Occurrences)

... Lame. (1.) The fourth Roman emperor. ... His letter to his superior officer is an interesting specimen of Roman military correspondence (23:26-30). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/claudius.htm - 15k

Lycaonia (2 Occurrences)

... and the south of Galatia. It was a Roman province, and its chief towns were Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe. The "speech of Lycaonia" (Acts ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lycaonia.htm - 10k

Tertullus (2 Occurrences)

... A modification of "Tertius;" a Roman advocate, whom the Jews employed to state their case against Paul in the presence of Felix (Acts 24:1-9). The charges he ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tertullus.htm - 9k

Lysias (3 Occurrences)

... The chief captain (chiliarch) who commanded the Roman troops in Jerusalem, and sent Paul under guard to the procurator Felix at Caesarea (Acts 21:31-38; 22:24 ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lysias.htm - 12k

Iconium (6 Occurrences)

... The majority of our ancient authorities (eg Cicero, Strabo, Pliny), writing from the point of view of Roman provincial administration, give Iconium to Lycaonia ... biblethesaurus.org/i/iconium.htm - 12k

Bithynia (2 Occurrences)

... was prevented by the Spirit from entering this province (Acts 16:7). It is noted in church history as the province ruled over by Pliny as Roman proconsul, who ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bithynia.htm - 11k

Citizen (9 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:25 But, when they had tied him up with the straps, Paul said to the Captain who stood by, "Does the Law permit you to flog a Roman citizen--and one too ... biblethesaurus.org/c/citizen.htm - 9k

Pergamum (2 Occurrences)

... or to Pergamon): 1. History: Pergamos, to which the ancient writers also gave the neuter form of the name, was a city of Mysia of the ancient Roman province of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pergamum.htm - 12k

Puteoli (1 Occurrence)

... The earliest event in the history of Puteoli which can be dated definitely was the repulse of Hannibal before its walls by a Roman garrison in 214 BC The ... biblethesaurus.org/p/puteoli.htm - 11k

Immaculate

... i-mak'-u-lat kon-sep'-shun: 1. Definition: The historic designation of the Roman Catholic dogma promulgated by Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1854, in the Papal ... biblethesaurus.org/i/immaculate.htm - 16k

Pontius (4 Occurrences)

... Probably connected with the Roman family of the Pontii, and called "Pilate" from the Latin pileatus, ie, "wearing the pileus", which was the "cap or badge of a ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontius.htm - 36k

Pilate (60 Occurrences)

... Probably connected with the Roman family of the Pontii, and called "Pilate" from the Latin pileatus, ie, "wearing the pileus", which was the "cap or badge of a ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pilate.htm - 53k

Paphos (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The capital of the island of Cyprus, and therefore the residence of the Roman governor. It was visited ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paphos.htm - 14k

Caesarea (20 Occurrences)

... Sebastos = "Augustus"), on the site of an old town called "Strato's Tower." It was the capital of the Roman province of Judaea, the seat of the governors or ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caesarea.htm - 20k

Pergamos (1 Occurrence)

... or to Pergamon): 1. History: Pergamos, to which the ancient writers also gave the neuter form of the name, was a city of Mysia of the ancient Roman province of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pergamos.htm - 12k

Conception (6 Occurrences)

... i-mak'-u-lat kon-sep'-shun: 1. Definition: The historic designation of the Roman Catholic dogma promulgated by Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1854, in the Papal ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conception.htm - 19k

Centurion (22 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A Roman officer in command of a hundred men (Mark 15:39, 44, 45). Cornelius, the first Gentile convert ... biblethesaurus.org/c/centurion.htm - 16k

Apostles'

... The creed exists in two forms-a shorter and a longer; the former, known as the Old Roman Form, going back certainly as early as the middle of the 2nd century ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostles'.htm - 20k

Lycia (1 Occurrence)

... It was a province of the Roman empire when visited by Paul (Acts 21:1; 27:5). Two of its towns are mentioned, Patara (21:1, 2) and Myra (27:5). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lycia.htm - 9k

Berytus

... in the history of Herod the Great as an important town where was assembled a court of 150 judges, presided over by Saturninus, a former Roman consul, to try ... biblethesaurus.org/b/berytus.htm - 8k

Appeal (30 Occurrences)

... Under the Roman law the most remarkable case of appeal is that of Paul from the tribunal of Festus at Caesarea to that of the emperor at Rome (Acts 25:11, 12 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/appeal.htm - 20k

Syria (73 Occurrences)

... BC the country was definitely annexed to Rome by Pompey, who granted considerable privileges to Antioch, which now became the capital of the Roman province of ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syria.htm - 60k

Antioch (21 Occurrences)

... It was the metropolis of Syria, and afterwards became the capital of the Roman province in Asia. ... Like Philippi, it was raised to the rank of a Roman colony. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antioch.htm - 27k

Lystra (6 Occurrences)

... Acts 16:1). 1. Character and Site: Lystra owed its importance, and the attention which Paul paid to it, to the fact that it had been made a Roman colonia by ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lystra.htm - 14k

Pontus (3 Occurrences)

... Trebizond. In the time of the apostles it was a Roman province. ... other. The second war began in the year 74, with Lucullus as the Roman general. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontus.htm - 16k

Flavius

... Hellenistic world. During his absence in the desert, the misgovernment of the Roman procurators at Jerusalem had grown apace. And ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flavius.htm - 13k

Band (150 Occurrences)

... (g) (speira): usually a "cohort" (see the Revised Version, margin) of Roman soldiers; the tenth part of a legion, about 600 men: (Matthew 27 ... See ARMY (ROMAN). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/band.htm - 50k

Josephus

... Hellenistic world. During his absence in the desert, the misgovernment of the Roman procurators at Jerusalem had grown apace. And ... biblethesaurus.org/j/josephus.htm - 13k

Cornelius (10 Occurrences)

... 1. His Family and Station: The name is Roman and belonged to distinguished families in the imperial city, such as the Scipios and Sulla. ... See ARMY, ROMAN. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cornelius.htm - 16k

Pisidia (2 Occurrences)

... territory of a great estate belonging to the priests of the native religion; the remaining portions of this estate belonged later to the Roman emperors, and ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pisidia.htm - 21k

Galatia (6 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Has been called the "Gallia" of the East, Roman writers calling its inhabitants Galli. They were an intermixture ... biblethesaurus.org/g/galatia.htm - 23k

Illyricum (1 Occurrence)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ILLYRICUM. i-lir'-i-kum (Illurikon): A province of the Roman Empire, lying East and Northeast of the Adriatic Sea. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/illyricum.htm - 13k

Commerce (3 Occurrences)

... The dispersion of the Jews throughout the Greek and Roman world added to their interest in commerce. The Mediterranean Sea, as a ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commerce.htm - 15k

Officer (70 Occurrences)

... (WEB). Acts 22:26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!" (WEB). ... biblethesaurus.org/o/officer.htm - 30k

Procurator

... of the word to denote an imperial functionary or official is characteristic of the origin of many departments of administration under the Roman Empire which ... biblethesaurus.org/p/procurator.htm - 13k

Caesar (25 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The title assumed by the Roman emperors after Julius Caesar. ... (n.) A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Caesar. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caesar.htm - 16k

Commander (111 Occurrences)

... Acts 22:26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!" (See NAS NIV ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commander.htm - 37k

Commanding (79 Occurrences)

... (WEB). Acts 22:26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!" (WEB). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commanding.htm - 31k

Amphipolis (1 Occurrence)

... City on both sides, a Macedonian city, a great Roman military station, through which Paul and Silas passed on their way from Philippi to Thessalonica, a ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amphipolis.htm - 9k

Sardis (3 Occurrences)

... It became free again in 190 BC, when it formed a part of the empire of Pergamos, and later of the Roman province of Asia. In 17 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sardis.htm - 13k

Adoption (5 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ADOPTION. a-dop'-shun (huiothesia, "placing as a son"): I. THE GENERAL LEGAL IDEA 1. In the Old Testament 2. Greek 3. Roman II ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adoption.htm - 23k

Tiberius (1 Occurrence)

... Ie, as known in Roman history, Tiberius Claudius Nero, only mentioned in Luke 3:1. He was the stepson of Augustus, whom he succeeded on the throne, AD 14. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tiberius.htm - 15k

Latin (2 Occurrences)

... 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people Of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language. ... 3. (n.) A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/latin.htm - 28k

Ephesus (20 Occurrences)

... ef'-e-sus (Ephesos, "desirable"): A city of the Roman province of Asia, near the mouth of the Cayster river, 3 miles from the western coast of Asia Minor, and ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ephesus.htm - 24k

Thessalonica (8 Occurrences)

... A large and populous city on the Thermaic bay. It was the capital of one of the four Roman districts of Macedonia, and was ruled by a praetor. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thessalonica.htm - 25k

Sanhedrin (19 Occurrences)

... Jerusalem had two (Tosephta' Chaghighah 11 9; Sanhedrin 1 6; 11 2). It is derived from sun, "together," and hedra, "seat." In Greek and Roman literature the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanhedrin.htm - 27k

Parthians (1 Occurrence)

... When he took the East as his share of the Roman world as apportioned among the triumvirs, he determined to rival Caesar in fame and wealth by subduing Parthia ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parthians.htm - 16k

Capernaum (16 Occurrences)

... "If Tell Hum be Capernaum, the remains spoken of are without doubt the ruins of the synagogue built by the Roman centurion, and one of the most sacred places ... biblethesaurus.org/c/capernaum.htm - 23k

Night (3322 Occurrences)

... The threefold division of the day into watches continued into post-exilic Roman times; but the Roman method of four divisions was also known (Mark 13:35 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/night.htm - 15k

Olympas (1 Occurrence)

... A Roman Christian whom Paul salutes (Romans 16:15). Int. ... o-lim'-pas (Olumpas): The name of a Roman Christian to whom Paul sent greetings (Romans 16:15). ... biblethesaurus.org/o/olympas.htm - 7k

Justus (3 Occurrences)

... that he had been converted to Christ, and that he was one of the inner circle of intimate friends and associates of the apostle during his first Roman captivity ... biblethesaurus.org/j/justus.htm - 12k

Linus (1 Occurrence)

... "It is perhaps fair to assume, though of course there is no certainty of this, that the consecration of Linus to the government of the Roman church as its ... biblethesaurus.org/l/linus.htm - 9k

Laodicea (6 Occurrences)

... Though Laodicea stood on the great highway at the junction of several important routes, it was a place of little consequence until the Roman province of Asia ... biblethesaurus.org/l/laodicea.htm - 11k

Gallio (3 Occurrences)

... gal'-io (Gallion): The Roman deputy or proconsul of Achaia, before whom Paul was haled by his Jewish accusers on the apostle's first visit to Corinth, during ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gallio.htm - 10k

Gabbatha (1 Occurrence)

... Greek of the Aramaic gabhetha', meaning "height" or "ridge." Tradition which now locates the Pretorium at the Antonia and associates the triple Roman arch near ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gabbatha.htm - 8k

Felix (11 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Happy, the Roman procurator of Judea before whom Paul "reasoned" (Acts 24:25). He appears to have expected ... biblethesaurus.org/f/felix.htm - 15k

Festus (14 Occurrences)

... fes'-tus, por'-shi-us Porkios Phestos): The Roman governor or procurator who succeeded Felix in the province of Judea (Acts 24:27), and was thus brought into ... biblethesaurus.org/f/festus.htm - 15k

Troas (6 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TROAS. tro'-as (Troas): The chief city in the Northwest of Asia Minor, on the coast of Mysia in the Roman province of Asia. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/troas.htm - 11k

Theophilus (2 Occurrences)

... Lover of God, a Christian, probably a Roman, to whom Luke dedicated both his Gospel (Luke 1:3) and the Acts of the Apostles (1:1). Nothing beyond this is known ... biblethesaurus.org/t/theophilus.htm - 8k

Tribune (18 Occurrences)

... "This man is a Roman citizen." (WEY RSV). Acts 22:27 So the Tribune came to Paul and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said. (WEY RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tribune.htm - 12k

Dalmatia (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A mountainous country on the eastern shore of the Adriatic, a part of the Roman province of Illyricum. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dalmatia.htm - 8k

Denarius (8 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the penny of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth ... biblethesaurus.org/d/denarius.htm - 9k

Deputy (7 Occurrences)

... It is the modern word pasha. In Acts 13:7, 8, 12; 18:12, it denotes a proconsul; ie, the governor of a Roman province holding his appointment from the senate. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deputy.htm - 11k

Memphis (8 Occurrences)

... This Greek and Roman form of the name was derived from the Coptic form Menfi (now Arabic Menf), the abbreviation of the Egyptian name Men-nofer, "the good haven ... biblethesaurus.org/m/memphis.htm - 14k

Parchments (1 Occurrence)

... writing on (2 Timothy 4:13). In Greek and Roman times parchment was much employed as a writing material. "At Rome, in the 1st century ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parchments.htm - 10k

Porcius (1 Occurrence)

... fes'-tus, por'-shi-us Porkios Phestos): The Roman governor or procurator who succeeded Felix in the province of Judea (Acts 24:27), and was thus brought into ... biblethesaurus.org/p/porcius.htm - 11k

Beeshterah (1 Occurrence)

... The Ashtaroth of the Onomasticon may have been at el-Muzerib, on the great pilgrimage road, about 6 Roman miles from Der'ah-the distance indicated by Eusebius. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beeshterah.htm - 12k

Barabbas (10 Occurrences)

... of a father, a notorious robber whom Pilate proposed to condemn to death instead of Jesus, whom he wished to release, in accordance with the Roman custom (John ... biblethesaurus.org/b/barabbas.htm - 13k

Barbarian (2 Occurrences)

... nation. In Colossians 3:11, the word more definitely designates those nations of the Roman empire that did not speak Greek. In 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/b/barbarian.htm - 10k

Cesarea (17 Occurrences)

... Sebastos = "Augustus"), on the site of an old town called "Strato's Tower." It was the capital of the Roman province of Judaea, the seat of the governors or ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cesarea.htm - 13k

Catholic

... as, catholic tastes. 3. (a.) of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act. 4. (n.) A ... biblethesaurus.org/c/catholic.htm - 9k

Coins (13 Occurrences)

... coinage during the second revolt, in the reign of Hadrian, when Simon Barcochba struck coins with Hebrew legends which indicate his independence of Roman rule. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coins.htm - 13k

Chiliarch (17 Occurrences)

... for this man is a Roman. (DBY). Acts 22:27 And the chiliarch coming up said to him, Tell me, Art thou a Roman? And he said, Yes. (DBY). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chiliarch.htm - 11k

Ashterothkarnaim

... The Ashtaroth of the Onomasticon may have been at el-Muzerib, on the great pilgrimage road, about 6 Roman miles from Der'ah-the distance indicated by Eusebius. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashterothkarnaim.htm - 11k