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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Sergius Paulus

A "prudent man" (R.V., "man of understanding"), the deputy (R.V., "proconsul") of Cyprus (Acts 13:6-13). He became a convert to Christianity under Paul, who visited this island on his first mission to the heathen.

A remarkable memorial of this proconsul was recently (1887) discovered at Rome. On a boundary stone of Claudius his name is found, among others, as having been appointed (A.D. 47) one of the curators of the banks and the channel of the river Tiber. After serving his three years as proconsul at Cyprus, he returned to Rome, where he held the office referred to. As he is not saluted in Paul's letter to the Romans, he probably died before it was written.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

PAULUS, SERGIUS

po'-lus, sur'-ji-us (Sergios Paulos): The Roman "proconsul" (Revised Version) or "deputy" (the King James Version) of Cyprus when Paul, along with Barnabas, visited that island on his first missionary journey (Acts 13:4, 7). The official title of Sergius is accurately given in Acts. Cyprus was originally an imperial province, but in 22 B.C. it was transferred by Augustus to the Senate, and was therefore placed under the administration of proconsuls, as is attested by extant Cyprian coins of the period. When the two missionaries arrived at Paphos, Sergius, who was a "prudent man" (the King James Version) or "man of understanding" (Revised Version), i.e. a man of practical understanding, "sought to hear the word of God" (Acts 13:7). Bar-Jesus, or Elymas, a sorcerer at the court of Sergius, fearing the influence of the apostles, sought, however, "to turn aside the proconsul from the faith," but was struck with blindness (Acts 13:8-11); and the deputy, "when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord" (Acts 13:12). The narrative indicates that not only the miracle but also the attention with which Sergius listened to the teaching of Paul (compare Acts 13:7) conduced to his conversion (Bengel). Attempts have been made to trace some connection between the name Sergius Paulus and the fact that Saul is first called Paul in Acts 13:9, but the joint occurrence of the two names is probably to be set down as only a coincidence.

C. M. Kerr

SERGIUS PAULUS

sur'-ji-us po'-lus.

See PAULUS, SERGIUS.

Greek

4588. Sergios -- Sergius, a Roman proconsul of Cyprus
... Sergius, a Roman proconsul of Cyprus. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
Sergios Phonetic Spelling: (serg'-ee-os) Short Definition: Sergius ...
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4588a. Sergios -- Sergius, a Roman proconsul of Cyprus
... Sergios. 4588b . Sergius, a Roman proconsul of Cyprus. Transliteration: Sergios
Short Definition: Sergius. Word Origin of Latin origin Definition Sergius, a Rom ...
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3972. Paulos -- (Sergius) Paulus (a Roman proconsul), also Paul ...
... (Sergius ... Word Origin of Latin origin Definition (Sergius) Paulus (a Rom. proconsul),
also Paul (an apostle) NASB Word Usage Paul (152), Paul's (5), Paulus (1). ...
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Library

Epistle Lxxx. Cyprian to Sergius, Rogatianus, and the Other ...
... Epistle LXXX. Cyprian to Sergius, Rogatianus, and the Other Confessors in
Prison. Argument."He Consoles Rogatianus and His Colleagues ...
/.../cyprian/the epistles of cyprian/epistle lxxx cyprian to sergius.htm

The Sentence against the Monothelites.
... The holy council said: After we had reconsidered, according to our promise which
we had made to your highness, the doctrinal letters of Sergius, at one time ...
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Principal Works on Dionysius the Areopagite.
... Translations. Syriac. Sergius of Ras'ain, AD530. B. Mus. Add.12151-2, 22370. Latin. ...
Joseph Huzaja. Phocas, bar. Sergius of Edessa. John, Bishop of Dara. ...
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How Caedwalla, King of the West Saxons, Went to Rome to be ...
... For coming to Rome, at the time that Sergius was pope, he was baptized on the Holy
Saturday before Easter Day, in the year of our Lord 689, and being still in ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap vii how caedwalla king.htm

Roman Catholics.
... Conon. 686. Theodore and Pascan, antipopes. 687. Sergius. 701. John 6.br>705. John
7.br>708. ... Valentinus. 828. Gregory IV. 844. Sergius II. 847. Leo IV. 855. ...
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Acts XIII
... through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a false
prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus, (7) who was with Sergius Paulus the ...
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Heralds of the Gospel
... isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name
was Bar-Jesus: which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 17 heralds of the.htm

How the Venerable Suidbert in Britain, and Wilbrord at Rome, were ...
... Frisland, as soon as Wilbrord found that he had leave given him by the prince to
preach there, he made haste to go to Rome, where Pope Sergius then presided ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap xi how the venerable.htm

Extracts from the Acts. Session I.
... the Orthodox faith, have been introduced by those who were at several times bishops
of this, your royal and God-preserved city, to wit: Sergius, Paul, Pyrrhus ...
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Imperial Caesar
... "Well done, Sergius! A samnos of wine for your company to-night for this.". The
decurion saluted. ... "How many killed and wounded, Sergius?" the tribune asked. ...
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Thesaurus

Sergius (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Sergius Paulus. A "prudent man" (RV ... was written.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PAULUS, SERGIUS. po'-lus ...
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Paulus (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Sergius Paulus. A "prudent man" (RV ... was written.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PAULUS, SERGIUS. po'-lus ...
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Bar-jesus (1 Occurrence)
... zus (Bariesous): "A certain sorcerer (Greek magos), a false prophet, a Jew" whom
Paul and Silas found at Paphos in Cyprus in the train of Sergius Paulus, the ...
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Barjesus (1 Occurrence)
... zus (Bariesous): "A certain sorcerer (Greek magos), a false prophet, a Jew" whom
Paul and Silas found at Paphos in Cyprus in the train of Sergius Paulus, the ...
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Keen (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Keen (3 Occurrences). Acts 13:7 who was a friend of the
Proconsul Sergius Paulus. The Proconsul was a man of keen intelligence. ...
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Intelligent (47 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Acts 13:7 who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man.
He, having called Barnabas and Saul to him, desired to hear the word of God. ...
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Intelligence (45 Occurrences)
... He gave. (WEY). Acts 13:7 who was a friend of the Proconsul Sergius Paulus.
The Proconsul was a man of keen intelligence. He sent ...
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Desiring (108 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Acts 13:7 Who was with the ruler, Sergius Paulus, an able man. This man
sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring to have knowledge of the word of God. ...
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Deputy (7 Occurrences)
... Acts 13:7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man;
who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. ...
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Manius
... Perhaps Manius Sergius is intended, who with C. Sulpicius was sent to investigate
the state of Greece and to see what Antiochus Epiphanes and Eumanes were ...
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Bible Concordance

Sergius (1 Occurrence)

Acts 13:7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.
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Subtopics

Sergius

Sergius Paulus

Sergius Paulus: A Roman Deputy and Convert of Paul

Related Terms

Paulus (1 Occurrence)

Bar-jesus (1 Occurrence)

Barjesus (1 Occurrence)

Keen (3 Occurrences)

Intelligent (47 Occurrences)

Intelligence (45 Occurrences)

Desiring (108 Occurrences)