3079. Lusias
Strong's Lexicon
Lusias: Lysias

Original Word: Λυσίας
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Lusias
Pronunciation: loo-see'-as
Phonetic Spelling: (loo-see'-as)
Definition: Lysias
Meaning: Claudius Lysias, a Roman tribune of the soldiers in Jerusalem.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb λύω (luō), meaning "to loose" or "to release."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for the name Lysias, as it is a Greek name specific to the New Testament context.

Usage: The name Lysias refers to Claudius Lysias, a Roman military tribune mentioned in the New Testament. He played a significant role in the events surrounding the Apostle Paul's arrest and subsequent trials. As a tribune, Lysias was responsible for maintaining order and overseeing the Roman cohort stationed in Jerusalem.

Cultural and Historical Background: Claudius Lysias was a Roman officer who held the rank of chiliarch, commanding a cohort of soldiers. His name suggests he was a Greek by birth who acquired Roman citizenship, likely through service or purchase, as was common in the Roman Empire. His actions in the biblical narrative reflect the Roman legal and military systems' influence in Judea during the first century A.D.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
Lysias, a Rom.
NASB Translation
Lysias (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3079: Λυσίας

Λυσίας, Λυσίου, (Claudius) Lysias, a Roman chiliarch (A. V. 'chief captain'): Acts 23:26; Acts 24:7 (Rec.),22. (B. D. American edition, under the word.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Lysias.

Of uncertain affinity; Lysias, a Roman -- Lysias.

Forms and Transliterations
Λυσιας Λυσίας Lusias Lysias Lysías
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 23:26 N-NMS
GRK: Κλαύδιος Λυσίας τῷ κρατίστῳ
NAS: Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent
KJV: Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent
INT: Claudius Lysias to the most excellent

Acts 24:7 Noun-NMS
GRK: παρελθὼν δὲ Λυσίας ὁ χιλιαρχος
KJV: the chief captain Lysias came
INT: having come up however Lysias the chief captain

Acts 24:22 N-NMS
GRK: εἴπας Ὅταν Λυσίας ὁ χιλίαρχος
NAS: When Lysias the commander
KJV: When Lysias the chief captain
INT: having said When Lysias the chief captain

Strong's Greek 3079
3 Occurrences


Λυσίας — 3 Occ.

















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