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Deputy

Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5324

נָצַב

na.tsav — to stand

1) to stand, take one's stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to station oneself, take one's stand 1a2) to stand, be stationed 1a3) to stand, take an upright position 1a4) to be stationed, be appointed 1a5) deputy, prefect, appointed, deputed (subst) 1a6) to stand firm 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to set up, erect 1b3) to cause to stand erect 1b4) to fix, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be fixed, be determined, be stationary

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6496

פָּקִיד

pa.qid — overseer

commissioner, deputy, overseer, officer

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5333

נְצִיב

ne.tsiv — garrison

1) set over, something placed, pillar, prefect, garrison, post 1a) pillar 1b) prefect, deputy

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6611

פְּתַחְיָה

pe.tach.yah — Pethahiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.16 § Pethahiah = "freed by Jehovah" 1) a priest, in charge of the 19th course, in the time of David 2) a Levite and returning exile who had married a foreign wife; probably the same as 3 3) a Levite who helped lead in the confession of the people in the time of Ezra; probably the same as 2 4) son of Meshezabeel, descendant of Zerah the son of Judah; deputy of the king in all matters concerning the people

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Historical dictionary entry

In 1 Kings 22:47, means a prefect; one set over others. The same Hebrew word is rendered “officer;” i.e., chief of the commissariat appointed by Solomon (1 Kings 4:5, etc.). In Esther 8:9; 9:3 (R.V., “governor”) it denotes a Persian prefect “on this side” i.e., in the region west of the Euphrates. It is the modern word pasha. In Acts 13:7, 8, 12; 18:12, it denotes a proconsul; i.e., the governor of a Roman province holding his appointment from the senate. The Roman provinces were of two kinds, (1) senatorial and (2) imperial. The appointment of a governor to the former was in the hands of the senate, and he bore the title of proconsul (Gr. anthupatos). The appointment of a governor to the latter was in the hands of the emperor, and he bore the title of propraetor (Gr. antistrategos).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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