Strong's Lexicon Paulos: Paul Original Word: Παῦλος Word Origin: Derived from the Latin name "Paulus," meaning "small" or "humble." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for Paulos, the Hebrew name "Shaul" (Strong's Hebrew 7586) corresponds to his original name, Saul. Usage: Paulos refers to the Apostle Paul, a pivotal figure in the New Testament. Originally named Saul, he was a Pharisee and a zealous persecutor of Christians. After a dramatic conversion experience on the road to Damascus, he became one of the most influential apostles, spreading the Gospel to the Gentiles and authoring many epistles in the New Testament. Cultural and Historical Background: Paul was a Roman citizen born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and was well-educated in Jewish law under the tutelage of Gamaliel. His dual identity as a Jew and a Roman citizen uniquely positioned him to bridge cultural divides and spread Christianity throughout the Roman Empire. His missionary journeys took him across Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome, establishing churches and mentoring early Christian leaders. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof Latin origin Definition (Sergius) Paulus (a Rom. proconsul), also Paul (an apostle) NASB Translation Paul (152), Paul's (5), Paulus (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3972: ΠαῦλοςΠαῦλος, Παύλου, ὁ (a Latin proper name, Paulus), Paul. Two persons of this name are mentioned in the N. T., viz.: 1. Sergius Paulus, a Roman propraetor (proconsul; cf. Σέργιος, and B. D., under the phrase, Sergius Paulus), converted to Christ by the agency of the apostle Paul: Acts 13:7. 2. the apostle Paul, whose Hebrew name was Saul (see Σαούλ, Σαῦλος). He was born at Tarsus in Cilicia (Acts 9:11; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3) of Jewish parents (Philippians 3:5). His father was a Pharisee (Acts 23:6) and a Roman citizen; hence, he himself was a Roman citizen by birth (Acts 22:28; Acts 16:37). He was endowed with remarkable gifts, both moral and intellectual. He learned the trade of a σκηνοποιός (which see). Brought to Jerusalem in early youth, he was thoroughly indoctrinated in the Jewish theology by the Pharisee Gamaliel (Acts 22:3; Acts 5:34). At first he attacked and persecuted the Christians most fiercely; at length, on his way to Damascus, he was suddenly converted to Christ by g miracle, and became an indefatigable and undaunted preacher of Christ; and the founder of many Christian churches. And not only by his unwearied labors did he establish a claim to the undying esteem of the friends of Christianity, but also by the fact, which appears from his immortal Epistles, that he caught perfectly the mind of his heavenly Master and taught most unequivocally that salvation was designed by God for all men who repose a living faith in Jesus Christ, and that bondage to the Mosaic law is wholly incompatible with the spiritual liberty of which Christ is the author. By his zeal and doctrine he drew upon himself the deadly hatred of the Jews, who at Jerusalem in the year 57 (or 58 according to the more common opinion; yet see the chronological table in Meyer (or Lange) on Acts; Farrar, St. Paul, ii. excurs. x.) brought about his imprisonment; and as a captive he was carried first to Caesarea in Palestine, and two years later to Rome, where he suffered martyrdom (in the year 64). For the number of those daily grows smaller who venture to defend the ecclesiastical tradition for which Eusebius is responsible (h. e. 2, 22, 2) (but of which traces seem to be found in Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 5, 7 [ET]; can. Murator. (cf. Westcott, Canon, 5th edition, p. 521f)), according to which Paul, released from this imprisonment, is said to have preached in Spain and Asia Minor; and subsequently, imprisoned a second-time, to have been at length put to death at Rome in the year 67 or 68, while Nero was still emperor. (On this point cf. Meyer on Romans, Introduction, § 1; Harnack on Clement to the Romans, the passage cited; Lightfoot, ibid., p. 49f; Holtzmann, Die Pastoralbriefe, Einl., chapter iv., p. 37ff; references in Heinichen's note on Eusebius, h. e. as above; see Hofmann, Die heilige Schrift Neuen Testaments. 5ter Theil, p. 4ff; Farrar, St. Paul, vol. ii. excurs. viii.; Schaff, History of Apostolic Christianity (1882), p. 331f) Paul is mentioned in the N. T. not only in the Acts and in the Epistles from his pen, but also in 2 Peter 3:15. (For bibliog. references respecting his life and its debatable points see the article Paulus by Woldemar Schmidt in Herzog edition 2 vol. xi., pp. 356-389.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; (little; but remotely from a derivative of pauo, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle -- Paul, Paulus. see GREEK pauo Forms and Transliterations Παυλε Παῦλε Παυλον Παῦλον ΠΑΥΛΟΣ Παῦλος Παυλου Παύλου Παυλω Παύλῳ παύσιν Paule Paûle Paulo Paulō Paúloi Paúlōi Paulon Paûlon PAULOS Paûlos Paulou PaúlouLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Acts 13:7 N-DMSGRK: ἀνθυπάτῳ Σεργίῳ Παύλῳ ἀνδρὶ συνετῷ NAS: Sergius Paulus, a man KJV: Sergius Paulus, a prudent INT: procounsul Sergius Paulus man an intelligent Acts 13:9 N-NMS Acts 13:13 N-AMS Acts 13:16 N-NMS Acts 13:43 N-DMS Acts 13:45 N-GMS Acts 13:46 N-NMS Acts 13:50 N-AMS Acts 14:9 N-GMS Acts 14:11 N-NMS Acts 14:12 N-AMS Acts 14:14 N-NMS Acts 14:19 N-AMS Acts 15:2 N-DMS Acts 15:2 N-AMS Acts 15:12 N-GMS Acts 15:22 N-DMS Acts 15:25 N-DMS Acts 15:35 N-NMS Acts 15:36 N-NMS Acts 15:38 N-NMS Acts 15:40 N-NMS Acts 16:3 N-NMS Acts 16:9 N-DMS Acts 16:14 N-GMS Strong's Greek 3972 |
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