Emperor (5 Occurrences)

... (n.) The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the ...EMPEROR. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/emperor.htm - 8k

Emperor's (1 Occurrence)

... Multi-Version Concordance Emperor's (1 Occurrence). Acts 25:21 But when Paul appealed to have his case kept for the Emperor's decision ... biblethesaurus.org/e/emperor's.htm - 6k

Caesar's (10 Occurrences)

... Was Caesar's Household?: "Caesar's household" meant the whole of the persons, slaves and freemen alike, composing the establishment of the emperor in his ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caesar's.htm - 18k

Augustus (4 Occurrences)

... The cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar Octavianus, during whose reign Christ was born (Luke 2:1). His decree that "all the world should be ... biblethesaurus.org/a/augustus.htm - 12k

Praetorian (2 Occurrences)

... also mean that the gospel had been proclaimed in the same way to those members of the praetorian guard who were on duty as the bodyguard of the emperor and who ... biblethesaurus.org/p/praetorian.htm - 15k

Citizenship (4 Occurrences)

... The right of citizenship under the Roman government was granted by the emperor to individuals, and sometimes to provinces, as a favour or as a recompense for ... biblethesaurus.org/c/citizenship.htm - 16k

Jerusalem (782 Occurrences)

... Roman sway. But in that year the emperor (Hadrian), in order to hold them in subjection, rebuilt and fortified the city. The Jews ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jerusalem.htm - 89k

Caesar (25 Occurrences)

... (n.) A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Caesar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kesar. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caesar.htm - 16k

Appeal (30 Occurrences)

... Under the Roman law the most remarkable case of appeal is that of Paul from the tribunal of Festus at Caesarea to that of the emperor at Rome (Acts 25:11, 12 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/appeal.htm - 20k

Nicopolis (1 Occurrence)

... To commemorate the victory over his antagonist, the Roman emperor built a city on the exact spot where his army had encamped ("Victory City"). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nicopolis.htm - 10k

Procurator

... functionary or official is characteristic of the origin of many departments of administration under the Roman Empire which sprang from the emperor's household. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/procurator.htm - 13k

Bithynia (2 Occurrences)

... Christians brought before his tribunal on account of their profession of Christianity and their conduct, and wrote to Trajan, the emperor, for instructions (AD ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bithynia.htm - 11k

Claudius (3 Occurrences)

... Lame. (1.) The fourth Roman emperor. He succeeded Caligula (AD 41). ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CLAUDIUS. klo'-di-us (Klaudios): Fourth Roman emperor. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/claudius.htm - 15k

Aretas (1 Occurrence)

... Aretas, taking advantage of the complications of the times on account of the death of the Emperor Tiberius (AD 37), took possession of Damascus (2 Corinthians ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aretas.htm - 11k

Caesarea (20 Occurrences)

... Here on a "set day," when games were celebrated in the theatre in honour of the emperor Claudius, Herod Agrippa I. appeared among the people in great pomp, and ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caesarea.htm - 20k

Philippi (8 Occurrences)

... In the time of the Emperor Augustus this city became a Roman colony, ie, a military settlement of Roman soldiers, there planted for the purpose of controlling ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philippi.htm - 36k

Governor (78 Occurrences)

... Under Augustus the provinces were parceled out between the emperor and the senate, the former reserving for himself such as seemed to require the maintenance ... biblethesaurus.org/g/governor.htm - 48k

Guard (185 Occurrences)

... also mean that the gospel had been proclaimed in the same way to those members of the praetorian guard who were on duty as the bodyguard of the emperor and who ... biblethesaurus.org/g/guard.htm - 55k

Pontius (4 Occurrences)

... He was afraid of being accused to the emperor. ... But the powers of procurators varied according to the appointment of the emperor. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontius.htm - 36k

Pilate (60 Occurrences)

... He was afraid of being accused to the emperor. ... But the powers of procurators varied according to the appointment of the emperor. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pilate.htm - 53k

Minor (2 Occurrences)

... ASIA MINOR IN THE 1ST CENTURY AD 1. The Population 2. The Native Social System 3. Emperor Worship 4. The Hellenistic System 5. Roman "Coloniae" IV. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/minor.htm - 62k

Asia (22 Occurrences)

... Over it presided the asiarch, whose duty it was, among other things, to offer sacrifices for the welfare of the emperor and his family. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asia.htm - 71k

Narcissus (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Daffodil, a Roman whom Paul salutes (Romans 16:11). He is supposed to have been the private secretary of the emperor Claudius. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/narcissus.htm - 9k

Judaeus

... to the World (3) Doctrine of Man 6. Philo's Works LITERATURE 1. His Life: Born probably in the first decade of Augustus Caesar, who became emperor in 27 BC He ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaeus.htm - 29k

Lycia (1 Occurrence)

... In 53 AD, during the reign of the emperor Claudius, it became a Roman province, and in 74 AD it was united with Pamphylia to form a double province over which ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lycia.htm - 9k

Gallio (3 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The elder brother of Seneca the philosopher, who was tutor and for some time minister of the emperor Nero. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gallio.htm - 10k

Tiberias (3 Occurrences)

... been founded by Herod Antipas (AD 16), on the site of the ruins of an older city called Rakkath, and to have been thus named by him after the Emperor Tiberius. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tiberias.htm - 15k

Tychicus (5 Occurrences)

... in those places, Communicate to them all information about his "state," that is, how things were going with him in regard to his appeal to the emperor, and his ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tychicus.htm - 14k

Tiberius (1 Occurrence)

... ti-be'-ri-us (Tiberios): 1. Name and Parentage: The 2nd Roman emperor; full name Tiberius Claudius Nero, and official name as emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tiberius.htm - 15k

Reign (468 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reign.htm - 42k

Executioner (1 Occurrence)

... word, Mark here uses a Latin word, speculator, which literally means "a scout," "a spy," and at length came to denote one of the armed bodyguard of the emperor... biblethesaurus.org/e/executioner.htm - 9k

Machpelah (6 Occurrences)

... 50:13). Over the cave an ancient Christian church was erected, probably in the time of Justinian, the Roman emperor. This church ... biblethesaurus.org/m/machpelah.htm - 19k

Philo

... to the World (3) Doctrine of Man 6. Philo's Works LITERATURE 1. His Life: Born probably in the first decade of Augustus Caesar, who became emperor in 27 BC He ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philo.htm - 29k

Asiarch

... thought, but delegates of individual cities to the provincial Council (Commune Asioe; see ASIA MINOR) which regulated the worship of Rome and of the emperor. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asiarch.htm - 8k

Aristobulus (1 Occurrence)

... He was probably a grandson of Herod and brother of Herod Agrippa, a man of great wealth, and intimate with the emperor Claudius. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aristobulus.htm - 9k

Agrippa (12 Occurrences)

... The Roman emperor Caligula made him governor first of the territories of Philip, then of the tetrarchy of Lysanias, with the title of king ("king Herod"), and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/agrippa.htm - 11k

Appealed (19 Occurrences)

... Acts 25:21 But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar." (WEB KJV WEY ... biblethesaurus.org/a/appealed.htm - 11k

Sinaiticus

... In the year referred to (1859) the emperor of Russia sent him to prosecute his search for MSS., which he was convinced were still to be found in the Sinai ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sinaiticus.htm - 9k

Illyricum (1 Occurrence)

... denoting a single Roman province, which varied in extent with the advance of the Roman conquest but was finally organized in 10 AD by the emperor Augustus. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/illyricum.htm - 13k

Antichrist (4 Occurrences)

... witnessed. Some twelve years before the epistle was penned, the Roman world had seen in Caligula the portent of a mad emperor. Caligula ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antichrist.htm - 26k

Samaria (123 Occurrences)

... This city, after passing through various vicissitudes, was given by the emperor Augustus to Herod the Great, who rebuilt it, and called it Sebaste (Gr. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samaria.htm - 63k

Nero

... He became emperor of Rome when he was about seventeen years of age (AD 54), and soon began to exhibit the character of a cruel tyrant and heathen debauchee. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nero.htm - 41k

Cyprus (12 Occurrences)

... In the partition of the Roman empire between Senate and Emperor, Cyprus was at first (27-22 BC) an imperial province (Dio Cassius liii.12), administered by a ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyprus.htm - 27k

Persecution (22 Occurrences)

... The public feeling of resentment broke out against the emperor to such a degree that, to avoid the stigma, just or unjust, of being himself guilty of setting ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persecution.htm - 47k

Creeds

... beginning of the 4th century created such unrest as to call forth not only the admonition of bishops but also the intervention of the emperor Constantine, who ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creeds.htm - 28k

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... The silting-up of the river's mouth seems to have resulted in frequent floods, against which the emperor Justinian (527-65 AD) attempted to provide by cutting ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Prince (160 Occurrences)

... applied to a female. 2. (n.) The son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as, princes of the blood. 3. (n.) A title ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prince.htm - 53k

Herod (45 Occurrences)

... 19). On the second day of a festival held in honour of the emperor Claudius, he appeared in the great theatre of Caesarea. "The ... biblethesaurus.org/h/herod.htm - 57k

Household (222 Occurrences)

... Was Caesar's Household?: "Caesar's household" meant the whole of the persons, slaves and freemen alike, composing the establishment of the emperor in his ... biblethesaurus.org/h/household.htm - 47k

Empire (8 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent ... biblethesaurus.org/e/empire.htm - 80k

Money (284 Occurrences)

... 4 BC-40 AD) bear the title of tetrarch, many of them being struck at Tiberias, which he founded on the Sea of Galilee and named after the emperor Tiberius. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/money.htm - 69k

Magus

... part of many. The emperor Tiberius, in his later years, had a host of magicians in constant attendance upon him. Elymas, with whom ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magus.htm - 23k

Chronology

... 28 and 101; Dio Cassius liii0.3; lvi0.33; compare Mommsen, Staatsrecht, II, 1025, note 3), together with the interest of the emperor in the organization and ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chronology.htm - 74k

Thessalonians (6 Occurrences)

... The alternative probably lies between making the mystery of iniquity the disposition of the Roman emperor to give himself out as an incarnation of deity and ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thessalonians.htm - 46k

Creed

... beginning of the 4th century created such unrest as to call forth not only the admonition of bishops but also the intervention of the emperor Constantine, who ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creed.htm - 43k

King (25505 Occurrences)

... Adonibezek subdued seventy kings (Judges 1:7). In the New Testament the Roman emperor is spoken of as a king (1 Peter 2:13, 17); and Herod Antipas, who was ... biblethesaurus.org/k/king.htm - 64k

Nereus (1 Occurrence)

... church." The name of the sister is not given, but the name Nereis is found on an inscription of this date containing names of the emperor's servants (Lightfoot ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nereus.htm - 7k

Julius (5 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The centurion of the Augustan cohort, or the emperor's body-guard, in whose charge Paul was sent prisoner to Rome (Acts 27:1, 3, 43). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/julius.htm - 8k

Jesus (10891 Occurrences)

... In the "fulness of time" he was born at Bethlehem, in the reign of the emperor Augustus, of Mary, who was betrothed to Joseph, a carpenter (Matthew 1:1; Luke 3 ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jesus.htm - 101k

Lord's (548 Occurrences)

... In secular use it signified "imperial," "belonging to the lord"-the emperor-and so its adoption by Christianity in the sense "belonging to the Lord"-to Christ ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lord's.htm - 88k

Gadara

... of the Jews (Ant., XIV, v, 4; BJ, I, viii, 5). It was given by Augustus to Herod the Great in 30 BC (Ant., XV, vii, 3; BJ, I, xx, 3). The emperor would not ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gadara.htm - 12k

Iconium (6 Occurrences)

... in the southern part of the Roman province Galatia, and it probably belonged to the "Phrygian region" mentioned in Acts 16:6. The emperor Claudius conferred on ... biblethesaurus.org/i/iconium.htm - 12k

Incorruptible (8 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) One of a religious sect which arose in Alexandria, in the reign of the Emperor Justinian, and which believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible ... biblethesaurus.org/i/incorruptible.htm - 9k

Imperial (14 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial government; imperial authority or edict. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/imperial.htm - 11k

Felix (11 Occurrences)

... fe'-liks, an-to'-ni-us (Phelix, from Latin felix, "happy"): A Roman procurator of Judea, appointed in succession to Cumanus by the emperor Claudius. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/felix.htm - 15k

Rescript (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The answer of an emperor when formally consulted by particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or decree. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rescript.htm - 7k

Emphatically (1 Occurrence)

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Eubulus (1 Occurrence)

... The apostle mentions how, at his first answer to the charges brought against him at the emperor's tribunal, the Roman Christians as a whole proved disloyal to ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eubulus.htm - 7k

Emotion (1 Occurrence)

biblethesaurus.org/e/emotion.htm - 6k

Deserved (11 Occurrences)

... Acts 25:25 I could not discover that he had done anything for which he deserved to die; but as he has himself appealed to the Emperor, I have decided to send ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deserved.htm - 10k

Dearth (11 Occurrences)

... In New Testament times there was an extensive famine in Palestine (Acts 11:28) in the fourth year of the reign of the emperor Claudius (AD 44 and 45). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dearth.htm - 11k

Defiance (9 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:7 Jason has received them into his house; and they all set Caesar's authority at defiance, declaring that there is another Emperor-- one called Jesus ... biblethesaurus.org/d/defiance.htm - 9k

Deserving (19 Occurrences)

... Acts 25:25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him. (See RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deserving.htm - 12k

Discover (28 Occurrences)

... Acts 25:25 I could not discover that he had done anything for which he deserved to die; but as he has himself appealed to the Emperor, I have decided to send ... biblethesaurus.org/d/discover.htm - 17k

Dalmatia (1 Occurrence)

... Paul had himself formerly preached in that region (Romans 15:19). The present Emperor of Austria bears, among his other titles, that of "King of Dalmatia.". ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dalmatia.htm - 8k

Derbe (4 Occurrences)

... It was one of those Lycaonian cities honored with the title "Claudian" by the emperor Claudius; its coins bear the legend "Claudio-Derbe." This implied ... biblethesaurus.org/d/derbe.htm - 15k

Deputy (7 Occurrences)

... anthupatos). The appointment of a governor to the latter was in the hands of the emperor, and he bore the title of propraetor (Gr. antistrategos). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deputy.htm - 11k

Declaring (48 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:7 Jason has received them into his house; and they all set Caesar's authority at defiance, declaring that there is another Emperor-- one called Jesus ... biblethesaurus.org/d/declaring.htm - 20k

Decided (54 Occurrences)

... Acts 25:25 I could not discover that he had done anything for which he deserved to die; but as he has himself appealed to the Emperor, I have decided to send ... biblethesaurus.org/d/decided.htm - 22k