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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:27 - After two years went by in this way, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And because Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jewish people, he left Paul in prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:1 - Three days after Festus arrived in Caesarea to take over his new responsibilities, he left for Jerusalem,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:4 - But Festus replied that Paul was at Caesarea and he himself would be returning there soon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:9 - Then Festus, wanting to please the Jews, asked him, “Are you willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:12 - Festus conferred with his advisers and then replied, “Very well! You have appealed to Caesar, and to Caesar you will go!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:13 - A few days later King Agrippa arrived with his sister, Bernice,[fn] to pay their respects to Festus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:14 - During their stay of several days, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. “There is a prisoner here,” he told him, “whose case was left for me by Felix.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:22 - “I’d like to hear the man myself,” Agrippa said.
And Festus replied, “You will—tomorrow!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23 - So the next day Agrippa and Bernice arrived at the auditorium with great pomp, accompanied by military officers and prominent men of the city. Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:24 - Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are here, this is the man whose death is demanded by all the Jews, both here and in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:24 - Suddenly, Festus shouted, “Paul, you are insane. Too much study has made you crazy!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:25 - But Paul replied, “I am not insane, Most Excellent Festus. What I am saying is the sober truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:32

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:32 - And Agrippa said to Festus, “He could have been set free if he hadn’t appealed to Caesar.”
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