Πόντιος Pontios · G4194
Pontius
Πόντιος, -ου, ὁ ; Pontius, the prænomen of Pilate (see: Πειλᾶτος), Mat.27:2 (Rec., WH, mg.), Luk.3:1, Act.4:27, 1Ti.6:13.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πόντ-ιος, α, ον, ; also ος, ον []: (πόντος):— of the sea, epithet of Poseidon, []; π. Θέτις, Νηρηΐδες, []; π. δάκη sea monsters, []; π. ὕδωρ, πέλαγος, []; κύματα, θύελλα, []; ᾅδην π. πεφευγότες, i.e. death by drowning, []; b π. ῥάκη, of sponges or fragments of such, []; 2 by the sea, of places, Ἰσθμός, ἀκτή, Χρύση, []; 3 in the sea, of islands, []; especially of those far out to sea, opposed to πρόσγειοι, []; of ships, βάριδες []; 4 of persons, ἱκέτας δέχεσθαι ποντίους from the sea,[]; ἀφιέναι …
Where it's used 4 times
Matthew 27:2 · Luke 3:1 · Acts 4:27 · 1 Timothy 6:13
Source: TBESG G4194; TFLSJ G4194
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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