ΚλαύδιοςKlaúdios
Claudius
Greek (New Testament) · G2804
Meanings
1. the Emperor: Acts 11:28, Acts 18:2.
2. A military tribune, C. Lysias: Acts 23:26.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Acts 11:28 One of them named Agabus stood up in one of the meetings and predicted by the Spirit that a great famine was coming upon the entire Roman world. (This was fulfilled during the reign of Claudius.)
- Acts 18:2 There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome.
- Acts 23:26 “From Claudius Lysias, to his Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.