Acts 13:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

deputy of the country. Greek. anthupatos. Here, verses: Acts 13:8; Acts 13:12; Acts 13:38. This is the Greek word for proconsul. Cyprus had been an imperial province, governed by. propraetor, but according to Strabo Augustus transferred it to the Senate, and the governor would be now. proconsul. The title "proconsul" has been found on. coin of Cyprus of A.D. 62, and. slab has been discovered at Soli in Cyprus, with the name Paulus,

proconsul. One of the proofs of Luke's accuracy.

prudent. Greek. sunetos. Here, Matthew 11:25.Luke 10:21; 1 Corinthians 1:19.

man. Greek. aner, App-123.

who. he.

desired. sought earnestly. Greek. epizeteo. See Acts 12:19.

Acts 13:7

7 Which 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.