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Lexicon :: Strong's G3972 - paulos

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Παῦλος
Transliteration
paulos (Key)
Pronunciation
pow'-los
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Latin origin
Strong’s Definitions

Παῦλος Paûlos, pow'-los; of Latin origin; (little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle:—Paul, Paulus.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 164x

The KJV translates Strong's G3972 in the following manner: Paul (163x), Paulus (the deputy) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 164x
The KJV translates Strong's G3972 in the following manner: Paul (163x), Paulus (the deputy) (1x).
  1. Paul or Paulus = "small or little"

    1. Paul was the most famous of the apostles and wrote a good part of the NT, the 14 Pauline epistles1

    2. Paulus was a deputy or pro-consul of Cyprus and is said to be a prudent man, in the management of affairs, as a governor



1. Note by BLB [Some people believe that there are 14 Pauline epistles, including the book of Hebrews.]

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Παῦλος Paûlos, pow'-los; of Latin origin; (little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle:—Paul, Paulus.
STRONGS G3972:
Παῦλος, Παύλου, (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.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
5:34; 9:11; 13:7; 16:37; 21:39; 22:3; 22:3; 22:28; 23:6
1 Corinthians
5; 5:7
Philippians
3:5
2 Peter
3:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3972 matches the Greek Παῦλος (paulos),
which occurs 158 times in 154 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 3 / 4 (Act 25:9–Tit 1:1)

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:9 - But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul G3972 and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and to be tried before me on these matters?”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10 - But Paul G3972 said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:14 - And while they were spending many days there, Festus laid Paul’s G3972 case before the king, saying, “There is a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:19 - but they had some points of disagreement with him about their own [fn]religion and about a certain Jesus, a dead man whom Paul G3972 asserted to be alive.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:21 - “But when Paul G3972 appealed to be held in custody for [fn]the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I send him to Caesar.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:23 -

So, on the next day when Agrippa came [fn]together with Bernice amid great pomp, and entered the hall [fn]accompanied by the [fn]commanders and the prominent men of the city, at the order of Festus, Paul G3972 was brought in.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:1 -

Now Agrippa said to Paul G3972, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.” Then Paul G3972, stretching out his hand, began to make his defense:

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:24 -

Now while [fn]Paul was saying this in his defense, Festus *said in a loud voice, “Paul G3972, you are out of your mind! [fn]Great learning is driving you out of your mind.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:25 - But Paul G3972 *said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words [fn]of sober truth.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:28 - But Agrippa replied to Paul G3972, “[fn]In such short time [fn]are you persuading me to become a Christian?”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:29 - And Paul G3972 said, “I would pray to God, that whether [fn]in a short or long time, not only you, but also all who hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these chains.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:1 -

Now when it was decided that we would sail for Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul G3972 and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan [fn]cohort named Julius.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:3 - The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul G3972 with consideration and allowed him to go to his friends and receive care.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:9 -

And when considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even the [fn]Fast was already over, Paul G3972 began to advise them,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:11 - But the centurion was being more persuaded by the pilot and the [fn]captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul G3972.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:21 -

And [fn]when they had gone a long time without food, then Paul G3972 stood up in their midst and said, “Men, you ought to have [fn]followed my advice to not set sail from Crete and to [fn]avoid this damage and loss.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:24 - saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul G3972; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.’
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:31 - Paul G3972 said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you yourselves cannot [fn]be saved.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:33 -

Until the day was about to dawn, Paul G3972 was encouraging them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken nothing.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul G3972 safely through, kept them from their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should [fn]jump overboard first and get to land,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:3 - But when Paul G3972 had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out [fn]because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:8 - And it happened that the father of Publius was lying afflicted with fever and dysentery; and Paul G3972, going to see him and having prayed, laid his hands on him and healed him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:15 - And the brothers, when they heard about us, came from there as far as the [fn]Market of Appius and [fn]Three Inns to meet us. When Paul G3972 saw them, he thanked God and took courage.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:16 -

And when we entered Rome, Paul G3972 was allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:25 - And when they disagreed with one another, they began leaving after Paul G3972 had spoken one word, “The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:1 -

Paul G3972, a slave of Christ Jesus, [fn]called as an apostle, having been set apart for the gospel of God,

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:1 -

Paul G3972, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ [fn]by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:12 - Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, “I am of Paul G3972,” and “I of Apollos,” and “I of Cephas,” and “I of Christ.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:13 - [fn]Has Christ been divided? Was Paul G3972 crucified for you? Or were you baptized [fn]in the name of Paul G3972?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:4 - For when one says, “I am of Paul G3972,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not mere men?
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:5 -

What then is Apollos? And what is Paul G3972? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave to each one.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:22 - whether Paul G3972 or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things belong to you,
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:21 -

The greeting is in my own hand[fn]Paul G3972.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:1 -

Paul G3972, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

To the church of God which is at Corinth with all the [fn]saints who are throughout Achaia:

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:1 -

Now I, Paul G3972, myself plead with you by the gentleness and forbearance of Christ—I who am humble when face-to-face with you, but courageous toward you when absent!

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:1 -

Paul G3972, an apostle—not sent from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:2 -

Behold I, Paul G3972, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:1 -

Paul G3972, an apostle of Christ Jesus [fn]by the will of God,

To the [fn]saints who are [fn]at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus:

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:1 -

For this reason I, Paul G3972, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:1 -

Paul G3972 and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus,

To all the [fn]saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:1 -

Paul G3972, an apostle of Christ Jesus [fn]by the will of God, and Timothy [fn]our brother,

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:23 - if indeed you continue in [fn]the faith firmly grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul G3972, [fn]was made a [fn]minister.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:18 -

The greeting is in my own hand[fn]Paul G3972. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:1 -

Paul G3972 and Silvanus and Timothy,

To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:18 - [fn]For we wanted to come to you—I, Paul G3972, [fn]more than once—and yet Satan hindered us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:1 -

Paul G3972 and Silvanus and Timothy,

To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:17 -

The greeting is in my own hand[fn]Paul G3972, which is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:1 -

Paul G3972, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, our hope,

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:1 -

Paul G3972, an apostle of Christ Jesus [fn]by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:1 -

Paul G3972, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, [fn]for the faith of God’s elect and the full knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,


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