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ܐܰܢܬ݂ܽܘܦ݁ܰܛܳܘܣ

ἀνθύπατος

An office in the Roman system of government. Proconsuls oversaw the administration of civil and military matters in a province. They are responsible to the senate in Rome. The New Testament refers to two proconsuls: Sergius Paulus in Cyprus (Acts 13:7 NRSV) and Gallio in Achaia ( Acts 18:12 NRSV). Compare Acts 19:38 . See Rome.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Proconsul'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/p/proconsul.html. 1991.

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