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(tuhr tuhl' luhss) Diminutive of the personal name Tertius meaning, “third” ( Acts 24:1-8 ). Tertullus was the prosecutor opposing Paul before Felix, the Roman governor of Judea. Tertullus accused Paul of being a political agitator and of attempting to defile the Temple. According to the longer Western text (Acts 24:7 ), Tertullus was a Jew. The shorter text allows for his being a Roman. Whatever his ethnic origin, he was skilled in judicial oratory and was familiar with Roman legal conventions.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Tertullus'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​t/tertullus.html. 1991.
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