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Lexicon :: Strong's G5347 - phēstos

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Φῆστος
Transliteration
phēstos (Key)
Pronunciation
face'-tos
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Latin derivation
Strong’s Definitions

Φῆστος Phēstos, face'-tos; of Latin derivation; festal; Phestus (i.e. Festus), a Roman:—Festus.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G5347 in the following manner: Festus (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G5347 in the following manner: Festus (13x).

  1. [Porcius] Festus = "festival"

    1. the successor of Felix as procurator of Judea

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Φῆστος Phēstos, face'-tos; of Latin derivation; festal; Phestus (i.e. Festus), a Roman:—Festus.
STRONGS G5347:
Φῆστος, Φήστου, ὁ (Porcius) Festus, a procurator of Judaea, the successor of Felix (c. A.D. 60) (see Φῆλιξ (and references, especially Schürer, p. 308f)): Acts 24:27; Acts 25:1, 4, 9, 12-14, 22-24; Acts 26:24f, 32. (Josephus, Antiquities 20, 8, 9 and 9, 1; b. j. 2, 14, 1.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
24:27; 25; 25; 25:1; 25:4; 25:9; 26:24; 26:32

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5347 matches the Greek Φῆστος (phēstos),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:27 - But after two years had passed, Felix was succeeded [in office] by [fn]Porcius Festus; and wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul imprisoned.

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Now Festus arrived in the province, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea [Maritima].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:4 - Festus answered that Paul was being held in custody in Caesarea [Maritima] and that he himself was about to leave shortly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:9 - But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul, “[fn]Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial there in my presence [before the Jewish Sanhedrin] on these charges?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:12 - Then Festus, after conferring with [the men who formed] his council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go.”

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Now several days later, [fn]Agrippa [II] the king and [fn]Bernice [his sister] arrived at Caesarea and paid their respects to Festus [the new governor].

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:14 - While they were spending many days there, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man here who was left as a prisoner by Felix.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:22 - Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” Festus replied, “you will hear him.”

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So the next day Agrippa and [his sister] Bernice came with great pageantry, and they went into the auditorium accompanied by the military commanders and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 - Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all you gentlemen present with us, you see this man [Paul] about whom all the Jewish people appealed to me, both at Jerusalem and here, loudly insisting that he ought not to live any longer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:24 -

While Paul was making this defense, Festus said loudly, “Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great education is turning you toward madness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:25 - But Paul replied, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent and noble Festus, but [with a sound mind] I am uttering rational words of truth and reason.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:32 - And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to [fn]Caesar (Emperor Nero).”
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