Luke 3:1
New Testament • 21 words with Strong's data
"Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,"
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
מַלְכוּת
malkûwth
a rule; concretely, a dominion
Τιβέριος
Tibérios
probably pertaining to the river Tiberis or Tiber; Tiberius, a Roman emperor
Καῖσαρ
Kaîsar
Cæsar, a title of the Roman emperor
Πόντιος
Póntios
apparently bridged; Pontius, a Roman
Πιλᾶτος
Pilâtos
close-pressed, i.e. firm; Pilatus, a Roman
פֶּחָה
pechâh
a prefect (of a city or small district)
Ἡρώδης
Hērṓdēs
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
גָּלִיל
Gâlîyl
Galil (as a special circuit) in the North of Palestine
אָח
ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
Φίλιππος
Phílippos
fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
Ἰτουραΐα
Itouraḯa
Ituræa (i.e. Jetur), a region of Palestine
חֶבֶל
chebel
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a c...
Τραχωνῖτις
Trachōnîtis
rough district; Trachonitis, a region of Syria
Λυσανίας
Lysanías
grief-dispelling; Lysanias, a governor of Abilene
Λυσανίας
Lysanías
grief-dispelling; Lysanias, a governor of Abilene
Key Terms in This Verse
Τιβέριος Tibérios
probably pertaining to the river Tiberis or Tiber; Tiberius, a Roman emperor
Study G5086 →Τραχωνῖτις Trachōnîtis
rough district; Trachonitis, a region of Syria
Study G5139 →חֶבֶל chebel
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especi...
Study H2256 →Cross References
And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
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