Strongs Number: G446
- Greek Word
- ἀνθύπατος
- Transliteration
- anthupatos
- Phonetic
- anth-oo'-pat-os
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
instead of the highest officer that is (specifically) a Roman proconsul
- Thayers Definition
-
1. a proconsul
a. the emperor Augustus divided the Roman provinces into senatorial and imperial. The former were governed by proconsuls; the later by legates of the emperor, sometimes called propraetors
- Origin
- From G473 and a superlative of G5228
- Bible Usage
- deputy.