Strong’s G446 · Greek
ἀνθύπατος
anthýpatos · anth-oo'-pat-os
Origin from ἀντί (G473) and a superlative of ὑπέρ (G5228);
Meaning instead of the highest officer, i.e. (specially) a Roman proconsul
In the King James Version deputy.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- Acts 13:7Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
- Acts 13:8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
- Acts 13:12Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
- Acts 19:38Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.