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Festus

Portius Festus succeeded Felix in the government of Judea, A. D. Festus is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “festive, joyful.” This unified study connects 8 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
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  • Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
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Study overview

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G5347
Greek
Φῆστος · Phēstos
Name meaning
festive, joyful According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Φῆστος

G5347
Transliteration
Phēstos
Language
Greek
Part of speech
N:N-M-P
Indexed occurrences
13

Glosses

Festus

Lexicon definition

φῆστος, -ου, ὁ (Porcius), Festus, procurator of Judæa: Act.24:27 25:1 ff. Act.26:24-25, 32.† (AS)

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Complete dictionary entries

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Festus

festive, joyful

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

FESTUS

Portius Festus succeeded Felix in the government of Judea, A. D. 60. Felix his predecessor, to oblige the Jews, when he resigned his government, left St. Paul in bonds at Cæsarea, in Palestine, Acts xxiv, 27. Festus, at his first coming to Jerusalem, was entreated by the principal Jews to condemn St. Paul, or to order him up to Jerusalem, they having conspired to assassinate him in the way. Festus answered, that it was not customary with the Romans to condemn any man without hearing him; but said that he would hear their accusations against St. Paul at Cæsarea. From these accusations St. Paul appealed to Cæsar, and by this means secured himself from the prosecution of the Jews, and the wicked intentions of Festus, whom they had corrupted.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Festus

Indexed occurrences: 16

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All Scripture references17 references

Acts 17

Acts 24:27Acts 25:1Acts 25:2Acts 25:4Acts 25:6Acts 25:9Acts 25:11Acts 25:12Acts 25:13Acts 25:14Acts 25:22Acts 25:23Acts 25:24Acts 25:26Acts 26:24Acts 26:25Acts 26:32

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

FESTUS

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for FESTUS.

Indexed references: 2

Scripture references:
Acts 24:27Acts 25:26

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Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Festus

Meaning:
festive, joyful

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Ancient Context2 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

After What Manner Upon The Death Of Claudius, Nero Succeeded In The Government; As Also What Barbarous Things He Did. Concerning The Robbers, Murderers And Impostors, That Arose While Felix And Festus Were Procurators Of Judea.

Antiquities Book 20, Chapter 8

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning Albinus Under Whose Procuratorship James Was Slain; As Also What Edifices Were Built By Agrippa.

Antiquities Book 20, Chapter 9

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Topic

FESTUS

Nave’s Topical Bible references for FESTUS.

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Dictionary

Appeal

A reference of any case from an inferior to a superior court. Moses established in the wilderness a series of judicatories such that appeals could be made from a lower to a higher (Ex. 18:13-26.) 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, 21, 25). Paul availed himself of the privilege of a Roman citizen in this matter.

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Dictionary

Festus, Porcius

The successor of Felix (A.D. 60) as procurator of Judea (Acts 24:27). A few weeks after he had entered on his office the case of Paul, then a prisoner at Caesarea, was reported to him. The "next day," after he had gone down to Caesarea, he heard Paul defend himself in the presence of Herod Agrippa II. and his sister Bernice, and not finding in him anything worthy of death or of bonds, would have set him free had he not appealed unto Caesar (Acts 25:11, 12). In consequence of this appeal Paul was sent to Rome. Festus, after being in office less than two years, died in Judea. (See [209]AGRIPPA.)

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Festus

festive, joyful

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