GREEK · G4201
Πόρκιος
Porkios — Porcius
Πόρκιος, -ου, ὁ Porcius, prænomen of Porcius Festus (see: Φῆστος): Act.24:27.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Porcius Festus
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
Historical dictionary entry
See FESTUS.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
Compare other reference traditions
Look up Porcius Festus in Smith’s Bible Dictionary and ISBE →