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Governor - The Creator is the rightful
Governor of all his creatures. Thus, in America, each state has its
Governor Canada has its
Governor. Joseph was
Governor over the land of Egypt. Obadiah was
Governor over Ahab's house. Damascus had a
Governor under Aretas the king
Overnor General - A
Governor who has lieutenant or deputy
Governors under him; as, the
Governor general of Canada, of India
Callieres, Louis Hector de - (1646-1705) 13th
Governor of New France, born Cherbourg, France. Appointed
Governor of Montreal 1684, at the request of the Sulpicians, he aided Frontenac in saving New France from the Iroquois, and succeeded him as
Governor, 1698
Louis de Callieres - (1646-1705) 13th
Governor of New France, born Cherbourg, France. Appointed
Governor of Montreal 1684, at the request of the Sulpicians, he aided Frontenac in saving New France from the Iroquois, and succeeded him as
Governor, 1698
Cyrenius - Or Publius Sulpitius QUIRINUS, according to his Latin appellation,
Governor of Syria,
Luke 2:2 . According to history, Quirinus was not properly
Governor of Syria till some years after this date; and the only census of that time mentioned by secular historians took place when Christ was eight or ten years old. The passage in Luke may be translated, "This enrolment took place first under Cyrenius
Governor of Syria
Deputy -
Governor of a district. proconsul, one who acted as
Governor of a Roman province with consular power
Steersman - * For STEERSMAN see
Governor, B, Note ...
Legate - ) An official assistant given to a general or to the
Governor of a province. ) Under the emperors, a
Governor sent to a province
Rectoral - ) Pertaining to a rector or
Governor
Geber - ” Solomon's district
Governor for Gilead beyond the Jordan (
1 Kings 4:19 ) was the son of Uri. The district
Governor over Ramoth-gilead was Ben-geber or the son of Geber
Praetorian Guard - (pray taw' ih uhn) Roman imperial bodyguard or troops assigned to a Roman provincial
Governor (
Philippians 1:13 NAS, RSV). In the Gospels and Acts the term refers to the palace of a provincial
Governor
Castellan - ) A
Governor or warden of a castle
Adelantado - ) A
Governor of a province; a commander
Ethnarch - ) The
Governor of a province or people
Chih Tai - A Chinese
Governor general; a tsung tu (which see)
Moodir - ) The
Governor of a province in Egypt, etc
Governor -
Governor. Several of these
Governors presided over districts on the western side of the Euphrates,
Nehemiah 2:7;
Nehemiah 2:9; and they were inferior to the satraps, or king's lieutenants. In the New Testament the Roman procurator of Judea is called the "governor," e. " The "governor" of a marriage-feast was the bridegroom's friend, who took charge of the entertainment,
John 2:8-9. The "governor" of Damascus would seem to have been the ethnarch who held the place as the king's lieutenant or vassal. The "governors" of a minor were the trustees of his property, R. The "governor "of a ship was the steersman
Deputy - In
Esther 8:9 ; 9:3 (RSV, "governor") it denotes a Persian prefect "on this side" i. , the
Governor of a Roman province holding his appointment from the senate. The appointment of a
Governor to the former was in the hands of the senate, and he bore the title of proconsul (Gr. The appointment of a
Governor to the latter was in the hands of the emperor, and he bore the title of propraetor (Gr
Caimacam - ) The
Governor of a sanjak or district in Turkey
Majordomo - (Latin: major, elder; domus, house) ...
The chief
Governor of the papal household, formerly Prefect of the Apostolic Palace, whose principal office is to supervise religious functions at which the pope and his court assist, to draw up nominations to court offices or posts of honor in the Vatican, and to act as
Governor of the Conclave during a vacancy
Tetrarch - Literally the
Governor over a fourth part of a province, but also applied to the
Governor of any small province
Reelect - ) To elect again; as, to reelect the former
Governor
ci-Devant - ) Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant
Governor
Relay Governor - A speed regulator, as a water-wheel
Governor, embodying the relay principle
Satrap - ) The
Governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot
Dynast - ) A ruler; a
Governor; a prince
Zebul - Governor of Shechem for Abimelech while the latter was absent
Tirshatha - (always written with the article), the title of the
Governor of Judea under the Persians, perhaps derived from a Persian root signifying stern, severe, is added as a title after the name of Nehemiah, (
Nehemiah 8:9 ; 10:1 ) and occurs also in three other places. In the margin of the Authorized Version (
Ezra 2:63 ;
Nehemiah 7:65 ; 10:1 ) it is rendered "governor
Ailleboust, Louis d', Sieub de Coulanges - Third
Governor of Canada, born France; died Montreal, Canada, 1660. He was associated in the foundation of Montreal, and in 1648 became
Governor-General of Canada
Harmost - ) A
Governor or prefect appointed by the Spartans in the cities subjugated by them
Sostratus - The
Governor of the citadel at Jerusalem under Antiochus Epiphanes (
2Ma 4:27 (28), 29)
Toparch - ) The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the
Governor of a toparchy
Beglerbeg - ) The
Governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier
Eparch - ) In ancient Greece, the
Governor or perfect of a province; in modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy
Tabeel - A Persian
Governor of Samaria, who joined others in the attempt to prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem (
Ezra 4:7 )
Khedive - ) A
Governor or viceroy; - a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt
Lord - Applied to God, the supreme
Governor and disposer of all things
Tsung tu - A viceroy or
Governor-general, the highest provincial official in China, with civil and military authority over one or more provinces
Sergius Paulus - Proconsul or
Governor of the isle of Cyprus, was converted under the ministry of Paul, A
Chancellor - One who has judicial authority, literally, a "lord of judgement;" a title given to the Persian
Governor of Samaria (
Ezra 4:8,9,17 )
Leonard Calvert - (1607-1647) Founder of Maryland and first proprietary
Governor, brother of Cecilius Calvert, born England; died Maryland. In 1643 the
Governor went to England and upon his return, 1644, found the colony torn by disturbances resulting from the civilwar in England
Montmagny, Charles Huault de - Second French
Governor of Canada; born France; died Saint Christopher, in the Antilles, c1651He was educated by the Jesuits, joined the Order of Malta, 1622, and fought against the Moslems and corsairs of Africa. He reached Quebec, 1636, to replace Champlain as
Governor, and at once set about improving the fortifications and plans of the city
Calvert, Leonard - (1607-1647) Founder of Maryland and first proprietary
Governor, brother of Cecilius Calvert, born England; died Maryland. In 1643 the
Governor went to England and upon his return, 1644, found the colony torn by disturbances resulting from the civilwar in England
Charles Montmagny - Second French
Governor of Canada; born France; died Saint Christopher, in the Antilles, c1651He was educated by the Jesuits, joined the Order of Malta, 1622, and fought against the Moslems and corsairs of Africa. He reached Quebec, 1636, to replace Champlain as
Governor, and at once set about improving the fortifications and plans of the city
Pahath-Moab -
Governor of Moab, a person whose descendants returned from the Captivity and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem (
Ezra 2:6 ; 8:4 ; 10:30 )
Kareah - Bald, the father of Johanan and Jonathan, who for a time were loyal to Gedaliah, the Babylonian
Governor of Jerusalem (
Jeremiah 40:8,13,15,16 )
Achiacharus - ACHIACHARUS , the nephew of Tobit, was
Governor under Sarchedonus = Esarhaddon (
Tob 1:21 etc
Publius - The chief man, or
Governor, of Melita (Malta) when Paul was shipwrecked
Dey - ) The
Governor of Algiers; - so called before the French conquest in 1830
Altham, John - He accompanied
Governor Leonard Calvert to Maryland, 1633, and established the first chapel there
Durbar - ) An audience hall; the court of a native prince; a state levee; a formal reception of native princes, given by the
Governor general of India
Tatnai - A
Governor of Samaria under Darius, whose administration was characterized by great justice and moderation towards the Jews,
Ezra 5:1-6:22 , B
Zebul - A
Governor of the city of Shechem, who labored adroitly to preserve the city for Abimelech his master, the son of Gideon,
Judges 9:1 - 57
Baalis - He caused the assassination of Gedaliah, then
Governor of Judah,
Jeremiah 40:14 ; 41:1 - 10
Taxing - (
Luke 2:2 ; RSV, "enrolment"), "when Cyrenius was
Governor of Syria," is simply a census of the people, or an enrolment of them with a view to their taxation. ) was
Governor of Cilicia and Syria both at the time of our Lord's birth and some years afterwards
Bey - ) A
Governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis
Overness - ) A female
Governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and instruction of children, - usually in their homes
Tetrarch - ) A Roman
Governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign
Sherif - The Grand Shereef is the
Governor of Mecca
Jewess - Drusilla, the wife of Felix the Roman
Governor, was a Jewess (
Acts 24:24 )
Baalis - He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah who had been appointed
Governor over the cities of Judah
Cadillac, Antoine de la Mothe - He was recalled to France; appointed
Governor of Louisiana in 1712, deposed in 1776, and sentenced to the Bastille. After his release he was appointed
Governor of Castelsarrasin, and regained possession of his Detroit property
Zemstvo - the power of the noble landowners was increased, the peasants allowed only to elect candidates from whom the
Governor of the province nominated the deputy, and all acts of the zemstvo subjected to the approval of the
Governor
Tetrarch - A Roman
Governor of the fourth part of a province a subordinate prince
Fast of gedaliah - fast on the third of Tishrei, commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah ben Achikam,
Governor of the First Jewish Commonwealth in the Holy Land; after this assassination, Jewish autonomy came to an end ...
Pub'Lius, - the chief man --probably the
Governor-of Melita, who received and lodged St
Proconsul - ) An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a
Governor of, or a military commander in, a province
Khan - ) A king; a prince; a chief; a
Governor; - so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them
Residencia - ) In Spanish countries, a court or trial held, sometimes as long as six months, by a newly elected official, as the
Governor of a province, to examine into the conduct of a predecessor
Agrippa ii. - 48) invested him with the office of superintendent of the Temple of Jerusalem, and made him
Governor (A. He was afterwards raised to the rank of king, and made
Governor over the tetrarchy of Philip and Lysanias (
Acts 25:13 ; 26:2,7 )
Elect - ) To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a
Governor. ) Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect;
Governor or mayor elect
Beg - In the Turkish dominions, a
Governor of a town or country more particularly, the lord of a sangiac or banner. Every province is divided into seven sangiacs or banners, each of which qualifies a bey and these are commanded by the
Governor of the province, called begler-beg or lord of all the beys
Baalis - (bay' uh lihss) Personal name of king of Ammon who sent Ishmael to kill Geduliah,
Governor of Judah immediately after Babylon captured Jerusalem and sent most of Judah's citizens into the Exile (
Jeremiah 40:14 )
Ark And Dove - Names of the vessels in which the first colonists arrived in Maryland, March 25, 1634, under the leadership of Leonard Calvert, as
Governor, and the spiritual direction of the Jesuit chaplains Andrew White and John Altham
Ephai - Ishmael kille these "captains of the forces" left in Judah with Gedaliah, the
Governor appointed by the Babylonians (
Jeremiah 41:3)
Baalis - He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah, who was appointed by the king of Babylon
Governor over the cities of Judah (
Jeremiah 40:14)
Eparchy - ) A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or
Governor; esp
Nabob - ) A deputy or viceroy in India; a
Governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire
Pretorium - ) The official residence of a
Governor of a province; hence, a place; a splendid country seat
Abilene - Of this place Lysanias was
Governor in the fifteenth year of Tiberius,
Luke 3:1
Sanballat - the
Governor of the Cuthites or Samaritans, and an enemy to the Jews
Deputy - ]'>[2] ‘governor’) as tr. See
Governor. ]'>[1] ‘governor’) as tr
Ephai - ” Father of men who joined Ishmael in revolt against and murder of Gedaliah, the
Governor of Judah after Babylon captured and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B
Sha'Phan - ) He appears on an equality with the
Governor of the city and the royal recorder
Arbitrator - ) One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a
Governor
Zerahiah - Descendant of Pahath-Moab (“governor of Moab”) and father of Eliehoenai (
Ezra 8:4 )
Guise, Claude - He expelled the invading Anabaptist bands from Lorraine, 1525; and was later made
Governor of Burgundy
Shogun - ) A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military
Governor of the eastern provinces of Japan
Ruler - ) One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a
Governor
Felix, Antonius - 52; but this contradicts Tacitus, who makes Cumanus
Governor of Galilee and Felix of Samaria simultaneously; and this suits
Acts 24:10 (‘many years’). He is described by Tacitus as a very bad and cruel
Governor.
Acts 26:25 ,
Luke 1:3 ), a title given him as
Governor, but more properly confined to those of equestrian rank
Candidate - ) One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of
Governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors
Shaphan - His grandson Gedaliah was
Governor of Judea (25:22)
Proconsul - , shows the accuracy of Luke in giving this title to the
Governor of places to whom it belonged
Procurator - ) A
Governor of a province under the emperors; also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a province; as, the procurator of Judea
Gedaliah - The
Governor of Judæa, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar after its subjection
Argenson, Pierre de Voyer, Viscount d' - (1626-1710) Fifth
Governor-General of Canada. As councillor of State and
Governor of Canada (1657-1661), D'Argenson advised the French king to grant self-government to the Canadian colonists
Originate - ) To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the
Governor and council
Governor -
Governor . It is applied particularly to Tattenai, the
Governor of the large Persian province of which Judæa was a sub-district (
Ezra 5:3 ;
Ezra 6:6 etc. see), applied to the subordinate
Governor of Judæa (
Ezra 5:14 6:7 ,
Haggai 1:1 ;
Haggai 1:14 ). The proper title of these
Governors was ‘ procurator ’ (Tac. Josephus, however, uses hçgemôn , as well as these words, for the
Governor of Judæa, so that there is no inaccuracy in its employment by NT writers. But, being a general word, it does not help us to decide the nature of the ‘governorship’ of Quirinius (
Luke 2:2 ). In
1 Peter 2:14 the word is specially appropriate to any provincial
Governor, as ‘sent’ by the Emperor. ’ The ‘
Governor of the feast ’ (
John 2:8 , RV
Lentulus, Publius - A fictitious person, said to have been Governor of Judea before Pontius Pilate, and to have written a letter to the Roman Senate descriptive of Christ
Nehemiah - The Tirshatha or
Governor under the Persian king; a well known faithful character in the church after the return of the people from Babylon
Lys'Ias Clau'Dius, - Paul from the hands of the infuriated mob at Jerusalem, and sent him under a guard to Felix, the
Governor or proconsul of Caesarea
Johanan - ...
...
Son of Careah, one of the Jewish chiefs who rallied round Gedaliah, whom Nebuchadnezzar had made
Governor in Jerusalem (
2 Kings 25:23 ;
Jeremiah 40:8 ). He afterwards pursued the murderer of the
Governor, and rescued the captives (41:8,13,15,16)
Lamberville, Jacques de - He labored in the Iroquois missions from 1675 until his death, baptizing Catherine Tekakwitha, and assisting his brother Jean to pacify the Iroquois, who were aroused by
Governor de la Barre's campaign
Jacques de Lamberville - He labored in the Iroquois missions from 1675 until his death, baptizing Catherine Tekakwitha, and assisting his brother Jean to pacify the Iroquois, who were aroused by
Governor de la Barre's campaign
Abilene - Lysanias was
Governor or tetrarch of this province
Cyrenius - (ci ree' nih uhss) The Roman official mentioned in
Luke 2:2 as the
Governor of Syria when the birth of Jesus took place. Throughout his varied career, Quirinius served as consul of Rome, military leader, tutor to Gaius Caesar, and legate (governor). ...
Luke's reference to Quirinius as
Governor during the nativity has caused some scholars to question Lucan historical accuracy
Pilate - So unjust in his judgment, while acting as the
Governor of Judea, that in the very moment he pronounced sentence of death upon the Lord Jesus Christ, he solemnly declared his innocency; and in confirmation of our Lord's holiness and his own guilt, took water nod washed his hands before the people in token of the deed. He was
Governor of Judea, under the Emperor Tiberius
Tetrarch, - properly the sovereign or
Governor of the fourth part of a country
Paphos - The capital of the island of Cyprus, and therefore the residence of the Roman
Governor
Neballat - ” The name perhaps derives from Nabu-uballit, the personal name of an Assyrian
Governor of Samaria
Satrap(y) - (ssa' trap ee) A political office in the Persian Empire comparable to
Governor
Bacchides -
Governor of Mesopotamia under Demetrius Soter; sent to establish Alcimus (wh
Proconsul - 1: ἀνθύπατος (Strong's #446 — Noun Masculine — anthupatos — anth-oo'-pat-os ) from anti, "instead of," and hupatos, "supreme," denotes "a consul, one acting in place of a consul, a proconsul, the
Governor of a senatorial province" (i. , Quirinius in Syria,
Luke 2:2 ): see
Governor , A, No
Pashur -
The son of Immer (probably the same as Amariah,
Nehemiah 10:3 ; 12:2 ), the head of one of the priestly courses, was "chief
Governor of the temple" (
Jeremiah 20:1,2 ). At this time the Nagid , Or "governor," of the temple was Seraiah the high priest (
1 Chronicles 6:14 ), and Pashur was his Paqid , Or "deputy
Jacques de Brisay -
Governor of New France, born Denonville, France, 1638; died 1710. Owing to the opposition of
Governors Dongan of New York and Andros of New England, his efforts were in the main unsuccessful, and he was replaced by De Frontenac in 1689
Pilot - Ancient pilots steered by positioning a side rudder which was an oversized oar pivoted in a slanting position near the vessel's stern (
James 3:4 ; KJV,
Governor)
Crates - A deputy left in charge of the citadel at Jerusalem (Acra) when the regular
Governor, Sostratus, was summoned to Antioch by Antiochus Epiphanes, in consequence of a dispute with the high priest Menelaus (
2Ma 4:29 )
Regent Diamond - It is so called from the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, to whom it was sold in 1717 by Pitt the English
Governor of Madras (whence also called the Pitt diamond), who bought it of an Indian merchant in 1701
de'Mas - (governor of the people ), most probably a contraction from Demetrius or perhaps from Demarchus, a companion of St
Quirinius - —
Luke 2:2 Authorized Version , ‘And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was
Governor of Syria’ is better rendered in Revised Version NT 1881, OT 1885 , ‘This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was
Governor of Syria. Census it will be seen that this statement probably means that this was the first occasion of an enrolment of this nature, an enrolment of population by households as distinct from a rating-enrolment in reference to property, and that it took place during the
Governorship of Quirinius in Syria. Lardner’s method of solving the difficulty is to interpret the verse thus: ‘This was the first census of Cyrenius, who (afterwards) was
Governor of Syria,’ St. Luke taking pains to distinguish, according to this view, between the two enrolments, and giving the information that Quirinius was the man who at a later time became
Governor of Syria. Zumpt (Commentatio de Syria Romanorum provincia ab Cesare Augusto ad Titum Vespasianum) has shown that Quirinius seems to have been
Governor of Syria on two occasions; and this clue has been followed up by independent studies of Ramsay (Was Christ born at Bethlehem?). Still the problem is not solved by this discovery, though secular as well as sacred history must share the difficulty: for it happens that we know who were
Governors of that province for the whole period prior to Herod’s death in b. As we know that Augustus had a rule that no
Governor of a province should hold that office for less than three or more than five years, the whole period from b. 12 to 4 is covered, and there is no room to place the
Governorship of Quirinius at the time required. He cannot have been
Governor before b. 12, for he was then consul at Rome; and even if it were of any service, we cannot place him later, for he became tutor of Caius Caesar and
Governor of Asia; so that there is a difficulty in fixing his earlier period of holding office in Syria, if, indeed, he was twice
Governor. A better solution of the problem is to reckon that the
Governorship of which St. There is therefore, to say the least, no unlikelihood that while Varus, who had no military renown, was left as the ordinary
Governor to administer the internal affairs of the province, Quirinius was appointed an extraordinary
Governor in charge of the military operations in the same region, with the title of legatus, or more specifically of dux. Inasmuch as the Greek equivalent in the case of either civil or military
Governor is ἡγεμών, St. Luke would be justified in saying, as he does, that the first enrolment was made ‘when Quirinius was acting as
Governor’ (ἡγεμονεύοντος Κυρηνίου). The likelihood of there being two simultaneous
Governors, one for military the other for civil affairs, in the same province, is supported by parallel instances adduced by Ramsay (op. ...
Another theory in explanation of the passage about Quirinius is that he was neither civil nor military
Governor, but merely one of the commissioners appointed to take the enrolment throughout the whole Roman world, the district for which he was responsible being Syria. 19) states that the census at the time of Christ’s birth was taken by Saturninus, not Quirinius, and thus seems to correct the narrative; but that must be merely because he knew that the enrolment had been decided upon during the civil
Governorship of Saturninus: he cannot have meant that it was actually accomplished then; for that would be utterly inconsistent with the date he elsewhere (adv
Syracuse - It became the residence of the
Governor of Sicily under Roman government
Falkland Islands - Crown colony of the British Empire, in the South Atlantic, about 300 miles east of the Strait of Magellan, administered by a
Governor assisted by an executive and a legislative council
Malvinas - Crown colony of the British Empire, in the South Atlantic, about 300 miles east of the Strait of Magellan, administered by a
Governor assisted by an executive and a legislative council
Azrikam -
Governor of the house of king Ahaz: he was slain when the Israelites and Syrians invaded the land
Executive - ) An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or
Governor; the governing person or body
Tirshatha - In the margin it reads 'governor. This is confirmed by the Hebrew word (pechah), used for the title of Nehemiah in
Nehemiah 12:26 , and elsewhere for the Persian
Governors
Alexander Viii, Pope - Son of the Chancellor of the Republic of Venice, he became
Governor of Terni, Rieti, and Spoleto, auditor of the Rota for 14 years, cardinal, bishop of Brescia, cardinal-datary, and pope
Dorothea, Virgin Martyr - ...
She was a young girl of Caesarea in Cappadocia, famed so widely for Christian piety that when the
Governor Fabricius, Sapricius, or Apricius arrived he had her brought before him and tortured. She converted them; whereupon the
Governor put them to death in a boiling cauldron. The
Governor, insulted and enraged, ordered her head to be cut off
Roman Empire - The ruler of a senatorial province is "proconsul," and of an imperial province a "governor. " Thus Cyrenius was
Governor of Syria. Pilate, Felix, and Festus are spoken of as "governors," that is, procurators, of Judæa
Nehemiah - Nehemiah was made tirshatha = "governor" of Judea, under Artaxerxes Longimanus. He is also called the pechah, whence the modern pasha, a
Governor of a province. Nehemiah was
Governor of Jerusalem twelve years,
Nehemiah 5:14-19; and then returned to the Persian court, where he remained "certain days. After nine or ten months he returned to Jerusalem, as
Governor, the second time; and corrected the abuses which had crept in during his absence
Kavanagh, Edward - He was a member of the commission which negotiated preliminaries of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, and
Governor of Maine for nine months after the resignation of Fairfield
Zebul - see), who was left by him as
Governor of Shechem
Trachonitis - At the time Jesus began his public ministry, the
Governor of Trachonitis was Philip, a son of Herod the Great (
Luke 3:1)
Publius - The word here rendered "chief man" (protos) is supposed by some to be properly a Maltese term, the official title of the
Governor
Commandery - ) A district under the administration of a military commander or
Governor
Chancellor - English translations vary in the way they render the title, but it apparently refers to political administration rather than to military command and represents a high official but not the highest provincial office, that of
Governor
Sheshbazzar - ) "Prince" (ha-nasi , the Jewish term for head of the tribe) and "governor" (pechah , the Persian Cyrus appointing him) of Judah
Viceroy - ) The
Governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India
Julius - A centurion of the cohort of Augustus, to whom Festus,
Governor of Judea, committed Paul to be conveyed to Rome
Edward Kavanagh - He was a member of the commission which negotiated preliminaries of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, and
Governor of Maine for nine months after the resignation of Fairfield
Judgement-Hall - It was the official residence of Pilate the
Governor in Jerusalem
John of Struma - From Albano he fled to Tusculum where he prostrated himself before Pope Alexander, who forgave him, 1178, and later appointed him
Governor of Benevento
Dongan, Thomas - Second Earl of Limerick, colonial
Governor of New York, born County Kildare, Ireland, 1634; died London, England, 1715
Town Clerk - At Ephesus (
Acts 19:35 ) the clerk feared that he would have to account to the Roman
Governor for the irregularly constituted assembly
Presidency - ) One of the three great divisions of British India, the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had a council of which its
Governor was president
Guiana, British - Colony of the British Empire, South America, administered by a
Governor and an executive council; area, 89,480 square miles
Struma, John of - From Albano he fled to Tusculum where he prostrated himself before Pope Alexander, who forgave him, 1178, and later appointed him
Governor of Benevento
pa'Hath-mo'ab - (governor of Moab ), head of one of the chief houses of the tribe of Judah
Apollonius - A
Governor of Cœle-Syria and Phœnicia under Seleucus IV. A
Governor of Cœle-Syria who fought against the Jews (b
Felix - As Roman
Governor of Judea from AD 52 to 60, Felix had some influence on Jewish affairs in Palestine. In due course Felix returned to Rome, leaving the next
Governor to deal with the matter as best he could (
Acts 24:27;
Acts 25:1-5)
Overnor - ) One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the
Governor of Pennsylvania
Ahikam - He was father of Gedaliah whom Nebuchadnezzar made
Governor of the land
Tirshatha - ]'>[1] pechah or ‘
Governor ,’ of which it may be the Persian equivalent, and apparently represents a plenipotentiary appointed for a special mission
Geruth - ” Fugitives stopped there near Bethlehem on their way to Egypt fleeing from Ishmael, who had killed Gedaliah, whom Babylon had appointed
Governor of Judah after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B
Tertullus - Tertullus was the prosecutor opposing Paul before Felix, the Roman
Governor of Judea
Ambrose Shea - As
Governor of the Bahama Islands from 1887 to 1895 he initiated the sisal fiber industry, organized a public bank, and laid the Bahamas-Florida cable
Bough -
Genesis 49:22 (a) This is a picture of the blessed and fruitful influence of Joseph in the life of all nations when he was
Governor of Egypt
Alexander, Saint - He converted by a miracle the
Governor of Edessa, Saint Rabulas
Shea, Ambrose - As
Governor of the Bahama Islands from 1887 to 1895 he initiated the sisal fiber industry, organized a public bank, and laid the Bahamas-Florida cable
Trespass - The Mosaic law required a trespasser not only to make satisfaction to the person injured, but by an offering at the altar to reconcile himself to the divine
Governor,
Leviticus 5:1-19 ; 6:1-7 ;
Psalm 51:4
Caesarea Philippi - It was given the additional name Philippi in honour of Herod Philip, the provincial
Governor in whose territory it was located (cf
Governor - GOVERNOR. —The word ‘governor’ (ἡγεμών, Lat. praeses, dux) is a comprehensive term, being the only Greek word which includes every class of provincial
Governor under the Roman empire. The following officials, for instance, are included under this title:—(1)
Governors of Senatorial Provinces, namely, pro consulibus who are ex-consuls, and pro consulibus who are ex-praetors. (2)
Governors of Imperial Provinces, namely, legati Augusti pro practoribus who are ex-consuls; legati Augusti pro practoribus who are ex-praetors; procuratores; praefecti Acgypti, etc. These
Governors were all accountable to the Emperor, being put in charge of his provinces, but were by no means of equal rank. ...
Governors of provinces had certain powers of jurisdiction delegated to them, which it is now impossible accurately to define. As the provinces had an appeal from their decisions to the Senate in the case of Senatorial provinces, and to the Emperor in the case of Imperial, it was dangerous for a
Governor to go against the strongly expressed wish of the subjects of Rome. ...
Governors were commonly changed annually. The emperor Tiberius, however, retained many
Governors for a number of years in one position, and he also instituted the custom of payment of definite salaries to such, thus doing away with the necessity for plunder in order to recoup themselves. Sulpicius Quirinius was ‘governor of Syria’ (
Luke 2:2) in a. ), in order to carry on a campaign against the Homonadenses, and leave the ordinary
Governor free for civil duties. ...
In
Matthew 10:18, Mark 13:9, and
Luke 21:12 ‘kings’ are coupled with ‘governors. ’ The reference here is to ‘client-kings’ of the Roman empire (such as Herod) as well as the ordinary
Governors. In other words, the Romans had suzerainty over these kingdoms; but they left them under the rule of their kings until they were sufficiently civilized to become ordinary provinces under ordinary
Governors. In
Luke 21:12 the ‘kings’ are mentioned before the ‘governors
Salamis - We have a most interesting record concerning the apostles' success in this island, in being instrumental to the conversion of the deputy
Governor, and the opposition they met with from Elymas the sorcerer
Annas - 6 by Quirinius,
Governor of Syria
Pahath-Moab - The word has been read to mean ‘governor of Moab,’ and referred to a dominion once exercised over Moab
Severus, Septimius - Legate of the fourth legion on the Euphrates and later
Governor of Upper Pannonia
Septimius Severus - Legate of the fourth legion on the Euphrates and later
Governor of Upper Pannonia
Salamis - Paul's visit was signalized by the miracle wrought on Elymas, and by the conversion of the
Governor, Sergius Paulus,
Acts 13:5-12
Julia - Centurion of "Augustus' band" (a detachment probably of the emperor's praetorian body guards, attached to the Roman
Governor at Caesarea); had charge of Paul from Caesarea to Rome (
Acts 27:1;
Acts 27:3)
la Valette, Jean Parisot de - Entering this military order in early youth, he distinguished himself in the struggle against the Barbary pirates and in 1537 was made
Governor of Tripoli
Jean Parisot de la Valette - Entering this military order in early youth, he distinguished himself in the struggle against the Barbary pirates and in 1537 was made
Governor of Tripoli
Shebna - , comptroller or
Governor of the palace
Jezaniah - Army captain loyal to Gedaliah, the
Governor Babylon appointed over Judah immediately after Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and took the Jewish leaders into Exile about 586 B
Tatnai - Gift, a Persian
Governor (Heb. This Hebrew title Pehah Is given to
Governors of provinces generally
Sosthenes - Safe in strength, the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, who was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio, the Roman
Governor, when he refused to proceed against Paul at the instigation of the Jews (
Acts 18:12-17 )
Zaphnath-Paaneah - " Brugsch interprets it as "governor of the district of the place of life", i
Melita - Its chief officer (under the Roman
Governor of Sicily) appears from inscriptions to have had the precise title which Luke uses
Ahikam - God rewarded Ahikam by the honor put upon Gedaliah, his son, by Nebuchadnezzar's making him
Governor over the cities of Judah, and committing Jeremiah' to him, when the Babylonians took Jerusalem (
Jeremiah 40:5;
Jeremiah 39:14)
Regent - ) One who rules or reigns; a
Governor; a ruler
Guam - Dependency of the United States, in the Mariana Archipelago, northern Pacific, under the jurisdiction of the United States Navy Department, with the naval commander acting as
Governor
Sanballat - A Horonite, who seemed to act as a
Governor under the Persian king when Nehemiah returned from exile to rebuild Jerusalem
Apphianus, or Appianus, or Amphianus, m - , a son of rich parents at "Pagae" (probably Araxas) in Lycia, educated in the schools of Berytus, who being not twenty years old interrupted the
Governor at Caesarea when sacrificing, by an exhortation to desist from idolatry, and was, after horrible tortures—e
Governor - ἐθνάρχης 'governor of a nation,' an ethnarch, as the ruler of Damascus was called
Hall - 1: αὐλή (Strong's #833 — Noun Feminine — aule — ow-lay' ) "a court," most frequently the place where a
Governor dispensed justice, is rendered "hall" in
Mark 15:16 ;
Luke 22:55 , AV (RV, "court")
Province - The right of any Roman citizen to appeal from a provincial
Governor to the emperor meets us as asserted by St. (
Acts 25:11 ) In the council of (
Acts 25:12 ) we recognize the assessors who were appointed to take part in the judicial functions of the
Governor
Census - ” This “first census” was taken by Cyrenius, the
Governor of Syria (
Luke 2:1-5 ). This passage has presented problems in that: one, there is no specific record of such a census outside the Lukan account and two, the date of Cyrenius's
Governorship (A. However, Luke's account is consistent with Roman practices, and such a census could well have been ordered by Cyrenius functioning as a military
Governor alongside the political
Governor Sentius Saturnius around 6 B
Innocent Xii, Pope - He was
Governor of Perugia, nuncio to Poland and Vienna, cardinal-priest, Bishop of Faenza, and Archbishop of Naples
Hall - , "common hall;" RSV, "palace") it refers to the proetorium or residence of the Roman
Governor at Jerusalem
Agrippa i. - The Roman emperor Caligula made him
Governor first of the territories of Philip, then of the tetrarchy of Lysanias, with the title of king ("king Herod"), and finally of that of Antipas, who was banished, and of Samaria and Judea
Tetrarch - This title originally signified the
Governor of the fourth part of a country
Drusilla - (dryoo ssihl' luh) Wife of Felix, the Roman
Governor of Judea who heard Paul's case
Tetrarch - Properly
Governor of the fourth part of a larger province and kingdom, i
Pocket Veto - " Also, an analogous retention of a bill by a State
Governor
Deputy - In NT times ‘proconsul’ was the name given to the
Governor of a senatorial province-that is, a province under the supervision of the Roman Senate, which appointed the
Governors
Antonio de Sedella - He became a Capuchin friar, was sent to Louisiana as commissary of the Inquisition in 1779, but was deported by
Governor Miro for fear of an uprising
Amon - The
Governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab
az'Rikam - ) ...
Governor of the house, or prefect of the palace, to King Ahaz, who was slain by Zichri, an Ephraimite hero, in the successful invasion of the southern kingdom by Pekah king of Israel
re'Hum - " (
Ezra 4:8,9,17,23 ) He was perhaps a kind of lieutenant-governor of the province under the king of Persia
Tetrarch - This title originally signified the
Governor of the fourth part of a country
Tobiah - This Tobiah is called "the servant," or "slave," in some parts of Nehemiah; probably because he was of a servile condition, However, he was of great consideration in the land of the Samaritans, of which he was
Governor with Sanballat. He maintained a correspondence by letter with this party against the interest of
Nehemiah 6:17-19 ; but that prudent
Governor, by his wisdom and moderation, defeated all their machinations
Governor - (
Genesis 24:2 ;
Joshua 12:2 ;
Psalm 100:20 ) The "governors of the people," in (
2 Chronicles 23:20 ) appear to have been the king's body-guard; cf. (
Jeremiah 51:38 ) Under the Persian viceroys, during the Babylonian captivity, the land of the Hebrews appears to have been portioned out among "governors" (pachoth ) inferior in rank to the satraps, (
Ezra 8:30 ) like the other provinces which were under the dominion of the Persian king. It appears from (
Ezra 6:8 ) that these
Governors were intrusted with the collection of the king's taxes; and from (
Nehemiah 5:18 ; 12:26 ) that they were supported by a contribution levied upon the people, which was technically termed "the bread of the
Governor" comp. (
Ezra 4:7 ; 6:6 ) The "governor" beyond the river had a judgment-seat beyond Jerusalem, from which probably he administered justice when making a progress through his province. (
Nehemiah 3:7 ) At the time of Christ Judea was a Roman province, governed by a procurator (governor) appointed by Rome
Aretas - The king of Arabia Petræa at the time the
Governor of Damascus attempted to apprehend Paul
John Sarkander, Blessed - The Protestants, therefore, accused him of bringing the enemy into the country, put him on trial, and tortured him when he refused to reveal what Lobkowitz, the
Governor of Moravia, had confessed to him
Satraps - The satrap was the
Governor of a whole province, and be held the position of a vassal king
Ahikam - He was the son of Shaphan, the royal secretary, and the father of Gedaliah,
Governor of Judea after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians (
2 Kings 25:22 ;
Jeremiah 40:5-16 ; 43:6 )
Praetorium - It appears that it was the official residence of the Roman
Governor, which would favor the palace location
Hong Kong - Former Crown colony of the British Empire, at the mouth of the Canton River, China, administered by a
Governor assisted by an executive and a legislative council
Aretas - Vitellius,
Governor of Syria was ordered to take Aretas dead or alive; but Tiberius died before this was accomplished
Palace - In
Philippians 1:13 the word is πραιτώριον, 'the court of the praetor,' or
Governor, or perhaps 'the praetorian guard,' from which Paul's keepers were taken
Tetrarch - A — 1: τετραρχής (Strong's #5076 — Noun Masculine — tetraarches | tetrarches — tet-rar'-khace ) denotes "one of four rulers" (tetra, "four," arche, "rule"), properly, "the
Governor of the fourth part of a region;" hence, "a dependent princeling," or "any petty ruler" subordinate to kings or ethnarchs; in the NT, Herod Antipas,
Matthew 14:1 ;
Luke 3:19 ; 9:7 ;
Acts 13:1
Sarkander, John, Blessed - The Protestants, therefore, accused him of bringing the enemy into the country, put him on trial, and tortured him when he refused to reveal what Lobkowitz, the
Governor of Moravia, had confessed to him
Samos - The Romans wrote to the
Governor in favor of the Jews in the time of Simon Maccabaeus
Samoa - The American islands are administered by a commandant-governor appointed by the President of the United States, and a local assembly
Branch - ...
After the Jews’ return from their Babylonian captivity, the name ‘branch’ was used in relation to Zerubbabel, the Jewish
Governor in Jerusalem
Nehemiah - As
Governor of Jerusalem and author of a book, Nehemiah is an important character in the biblical record of Israel’s reconstruction after the captivity in Babylon. But the city wall remained in ruins, and only when Nehemiah came to Jerusalem as
Governor in 445 BC was it rebuilt. ...
Most of the book of Nehemiah seems to have come from the personal records that Nehemiah kept during his
Governorship of Jerusalem. Nehemiah had two periods as
Governor of Jerusalem, an earlier period lasting twelve years and a later period of unknown length (
Nehemiah 5:14;
Nehemiah 13:6-7). ...
Summary of Nehemiah’s book...
Nehemiah first became
Governor as a result of a visit to Persia by some Jews from Jerusalem. It was probably at this time that Nehemiah was appointed
Governor
Marguerite Bourgeoys, Venerable - A member in Troyes of the lay confraternity attached to the Congregation de Notre Dame, founded in Lorraine by Saint Peter Fourier, 1598, she volunteered to go to Canada in 1653 with Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, the
Governor of Montreal, and opened a free school there in 1657
Sheshbazzar - King Cyrus of Persia apparently appointed Sheshbazzar
Governor of restored Judah and supplied his company of people with provisions and many of the treasures which the Babylonians had taken from Jerusalem
Marie de Macmahon - He had a military career of 20 years in Algeria, participated in the Crimean War, in the Italian War brought about the victory of Magenta (1859), and was created Marshal and Duke of Magenta on the field of battle, and
Governor General of Algeria; participated in Franco-Prussian War; led the army to Sedan where Napoleon III capitulated
Rector - ) A ruler or
Governor
Annas - 7 by Cyrenius, or Quirinus,
Governor of Syria
Drusilla - When Felix came as
Governor of Judea, he persuaded her to abandon her husband and her religion, and become his wife
Elect - To select or take for an office or employment to choose from among a number to select or manifest preference by vote or designation as, to elect a representative by ballot or viva voce to elect a president or
Governor. Chosen, but no inaugurated, consecrated or invested with office as bishop elect emperor elect
Governor or mayor elect
Ituraea - ” Region over which Herod Philip was
Governor when John the Baptist began his public ministry (
Luke 3:1 )
Regulator - (b) The
Governor of a steam engine
Rudder - : That which resembles a rudder as a guide or
Governor; that which guides or governs the course
Auxerre, Germain of, Saint - After marrying and practising law with success in Rome, Germain returned to Gaul as a provincial
Governor, where, against his will, he was given the tonsure by Saint Amator, Bishop of Auxerre
Bonds - The Apostle Paul was subjected to private bonds by Felix, the Roman
Governor, who "commanded a centurion to keep him, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister, or come unto him,"...
Acts 24:23
Germain of Auxerre, Saint - After marrying and practising law with success in Rome, Germain returned to Gaul as a provincial
Governor, where, against his will, he was given the tonsure by Saint Amator, Bishop of Auxerre
Las Casas, Bartolome de - Abandoning the practise of law, 1510, he was ordained a secular priest, and went with the Spanish
Governor, Ovando, to the Antilles, where he endeavored to improve the condition of the Indians; in 1519 he established a post at Cumana, Venezuela
Casaus, Bartolome - Abandoning the practise of law, 1510, he was ordained a secular priest, and went with the Spanish
Governor, Ovando, to the Antilles, where he endeavored to improve the condition of the Indians; in 1519 he established a post at Cumana, Venezuela
Gallio - Achaia was a senatorial province under Claudius, and the
Governor of such a province was called a "proconsul
Bartolome Casaus - Abandoning the practise of law, 1510, he was ordained a secular priest, and went with the Spanish
Governor, Ovando, to the Antilles, where he endeavored to improve the condition of the Indians; in 1519 he established a post at Cumana, Venezuela
Bartolome de Las Casas - Abandoning the practise of law, 1510, he was ordained a secular priest, and went with the Spanish
Governor, Ovando, to the Antilles, where he endeavored to improve the condition of the Indians; in 1519 he established a post at Cumana, Venezuela
Gedaliah - Son of Ahikam: he was made
Governor over those left in the land, with a Chaldean guard, by Nebuchadnezzar
Territory - ) In the United States, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial
Governor and other officers appointed by the President and Senate of the United States
Amon -
Governor of Samaria when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, who followed orders from the king of Israel and put the prophet Micaiah in prison (
1 Kings 22:26 )
Obadiah - the prophet is thought to have been the same as the
Governor of Ahab's house,
1 Kings 18:3 , &c; and some are of opinion, he was that Obadiah whom Josiah made overseer of the works of the temple,
2 Chronicles 34:12
Baptist, Peter, Saint - In 1593 he was sent by the
Governor of the Philippines to negotiate with the emperor of Japan
Junipero Serra, Blessed - Difficulties with the military
Governor compelled Serra to appeal to the viceroy, who decided in his favor
Council - Spoken of counsellors who sat in public trials with the
Governor of a province (
Acts 25:12 )
Jaazaniah - Member of party led by Ishmael who opposed Gedaliah after the Babylonians made him
Governor over Judah following their destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B
Cyprus - At Paphos, they found Bar-Jesus, a false prophet, with Sergius Paulus, the
Governor: Paul struck Bar-Jesus with blindness; and the proconsul embraced Christianity
Serra, Junipero, Blessed - Difficulties with the military
Governor compelled Serra to appeal to the viceroy, who decided in his favor
Procurator - Such a man was in an entirely different position from an ordinary
Governor of a province, who would be a member of the Senate, still a privileged body, and might be of as good as, or of better blood than, the Emperor himself. Sometimes these would take over the command of a province on the occasion of the death or absence of the real
Governor. They are to be distinguished from the procuratores who were actually set over provinces as
Governors. Only Imperial provinces were thus governed, and only the less important of these (see
Governor, Province). Such
Governors had a lower status than the finance procurators in other provinces. In the more important Imperial provinces the financial procurators acted ordinarily with the
Governors in the supervision of building and also in the settlement of boundary disputes, but also sometimes independently. In the ordinary Civil Court (Recorder’s Court, Court of Common Pleas) they had a jurisdiction like that of other
Governors, and in later times at least they could appoint a guardian to a ward (tutoris datio). The procurator of Judaea appears to have stood in a special position of dependence under the
Governor of the Imperial province of Syria. Vitellius, the
Governor of Syria (Josephus, Ant. 2), with the command that he should appear before the Emperor in Rome, and a provisional
Governor appointed for Judaea . A similar experience fell to the lot of later procurators of Judaea , Felix and Cumanus, at the hands of Ummidius Quadratus,
Governor of Syria. But it has been pointed out that both these
Governors had a wider command than Syria, extending in fact over the neighbouring provinces as well
Aretas -
2 Corinthians 11:32; "in Damascus the
Governor ethnarch) under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me; and through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands. ...
But Tiberius, at Antipas' entreaty, commanded Vitellius,
Governor of Syria, to take Aretas dead or alive
Government Governor - ...
(2) The word ‘governor’ occurs many times in the NT. The procurator (agent) was really a servant of the Emperor’s household, never of higher rank than equestrian, and belonged to the lowest class of
Governor
Nehemiah - Nehemiah explained it all to the king, and obtained his permission to go up to Jerusalem and there to act as Tirshatha , Or
Governor of Judea. He remained in Judea for thirteen years as
Governor, carrying out many reforms, notwithstanding much opposition that he encountered (
Nehemiah 13:11 ). Probably he remained at his post as
Governor till his death (about B. Nehemiah was the last of the
Governors sent from the Persian court. Judea after this was annexed to the satrapy of Coele-Syria, and was governed by the high priest under the jurisdiction of the
Governor of Syria, and the internal government of the country became more and more a hierarchy
Throne - Though a throne and royal dignity seem to be correlatives, or terms that stand in reciprocal relation to each other, yet the privilege of sitting on a throne has been sometimes granted to those that were not kings, particularly to some
Governors of important provinces. We read of the throne of the
Governor of this side the river; the throne, in other words, of the
Governor for the king of Persia of the provinces belonging to that empire on the west of the Euphrates. So D'Herbelot tells us that a Persian monarch of aftertimes gave the
Governor of one of his provinces permission to seat himself in a gilded chair, when he administered justice; which distinction was granted him on account of the importance of that post, to which the guarding a pass of great consequence was committed. " To which he adds, that this privilege was granted to the
Governor of this province, as being the place through which the northern nations used to make their way into Persia; on which account, also, a mighty rampart or wall was raised there
Joseph the Son of Jacob - The king was so impressed that he made Joseph the administrator of the famine relief program, and then
Governor of all Egypt (
Genesis 41:1-45;
Acts 7:9-10). ...
Governor of Egypt...
At the time of his appointment as
Governor, Joseph was thirty years of age (
Genesis 41:46). Meanwhile Joseph continued as
Governor, and his economic policies saved Egypt from disaster (
Genesis 47:13-26)
Flavius Claudius Julianus - In 355 he was presented to the army as Caesar and he married Helena, sister of the Emperor Constantius, who was his cousin, and was sent as
Governor to Gaul
Julian the Apostate - In 355 he was presented to the army as Caesar and he married Helena, sister of the Emperor Constantius, who was his cousin, and was sent as
Governor to Gaul
Julianus, Flavius Claudius - In 355 he was presented to the army as Caesar and he married Helena, sister of the Emperor Constantius, who was his cousin, and was sent as
Governor to Gaul
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius - The intensity of his persecution of Christians seems to have varied, but he conducted a vigorous persecution in the western provinces of which he was
Governor, and certainly had people martyred for their faith
John Capistran, Saint - He received his degree of Doctor of Laws at Perugia, was affiliated with the Ghibelline party, appointed
Governor of Perugia under King Ladislaus of Naples, and imprisoned by Malatesta who was at war with Perugia
Montcalm, Louis Joseph Gozon, Marquis de - Against the odds of discordant relations with
Governor Vaudreuil, Bigot's dishonesty, apathy of the French court, impoverished condition of the colony and army, and disproportionate resources of the enemy, Montcalm was heroically faithful to duty
Aretas - Aretas, taking advantage of this supineness, seems to have made an incursion and got possession of Damascus, over which he appointed a
Governor or ethnarch, who, A
Capistran, John, Saint - He received his degree of Doctor of Laws at Perugia, was affiliated with the Ghibelline party, appointed
Governor of Perugia under King Ladislaus of Naples, and imprisoned by Malatesta who was at war with Perugia
Louis Gozon - Against the odds of discordant relations with
Governor Vaudreuil, Bigot's dishonesty, apathy of the French court, impoverished condition of the colony and army, and disproportionate resources of the enemy, Montcalm was heroically faithful to duty
Annas - 7, in his 37th year, to the high priesthood by Quirinius, the imperial
Governor of Syria; obliged to give way to Ismael by Valerius Gratus, procurator of Judaea, in the beginning of Tiberius' reign, A
Petition - ) To make a prayer or request to; to ask from; to solicit; to entreat; especially, to make a formal written supplication, or application to, as to any branch of the government; as, to petition the court; to petition the
Governor
Pashur - Son of Immer, 'chief
Governor in the house of the Lord
Prince, Princess - nasi , 'one raised up'; this is translated also 'ruler,
Governor, captain, and chief. In Daniel these same are called achashdarpenayya , 'chief
Governors
Apostate, Julian the - In 355 he was presented to the army as Caesar and he married Helena, sister of the Emperor Constantius, who was his cousin, and was sent as
Governor to Gaul
Gozon, Louis Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm - Against the odds of discordant relations with
Governor Vaudreuil, Bigot's dishonesty, apathy of the French court, impoverished condition of the colony and army, and disproportionate resources of the enemy, Montcalm was heroically faithful to duty
Shaphan - Sent by king Josiah, With the
Governor of the city and the recorder, to Hilkiah to take account of the money collected for repairing the temple
Palace - " Then it was applied to "the council of army officers;" then to "the official residence of the
Governor of a province;" finally, to "the imperial bodyguard. , "the
Governor's house;" RV, "palace," see marg. " ...
"In the Gospels the term denotes the official residence in Jerusalem of the Roman
Governor, and the various translations of it in our versions arose from a desire either to indicate the special purpose for which that residence was used on the occasion in question, or to explain what particular building was intended. But whatever building the
Governor occupied was the Praetorium
Town-Clerk - In cities like Ephesus, which were the headquarters of a Roman
Governor, the town-clerk appears to have acted also as a kind of intermediary between the proconsul (with his staff) and the municipal authorities. The assemblies could be held only with the permission of the
Governor, who was an Imperial official (cf. A decree passed by the assembly required the confirmation of the
Governor before it could become law
Artaxerxes - In the twentieth year of Artaxerxes Longimanus, Nehemiah was sent to Jerusalem as
Governor,
Nehemiah 2:1 ; 5:14
Thrace - 163) as saving Gorgias, the
Governor of Idumæa under Antiochus Epiphanes, from capture
Deputy - The supreme
Governor of the provinces left by the emperors, still under the Roman senate (
Acts 13:7;
Acts 19:38, plural for singular)
Straight - 1, is used of the directing of a ship by the steersman,
James 3:4 (see
Governor , B, Note); metaphorically, of making "straight" the way of the Lord,
John 1:23
Felix - One of the freedmen of the Emperor Claudius, and by him appointed to be procurator or
Governor of Judaea, A
Province - : Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a
Governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament
Appeal to Caesar - There are cases, however, where Roman citizens in Africa were refused the right of appeal and were crucified by Galba, the
Governor of the province
Appellatio - The Sempronian law secured this privilege to the Roman citizens, that they could not be capitally convicted, but by the suffrage of the people; and in whatever provinces they happened to reside, if the
Governor showed a disposition to condemn them to death, to scourge, or deprive them of their property, they had liberty to appeal from his jurisdiction to the judgment of the people
Theophilus - OEcumenius concludes from thence that he was
Governor or intendant of some province, because such a personage had generally the title of "most excellent" given to him
Astyages - ...
ASTYAGES, otherwise called Ahasuerus in the Greek,
Daniel 9:1 , or Cyaxares in Xenophon, or Apandus in Ctesias, was appointed by his father Cyaxares
Governor of Media, and sent with Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, against Saracus, otherwise called Chynaladanus, king of Assyria
Ptol'Emee, - ...
The son of Agesarchus, a Megalopolitan, surnamed Macron,
2 Maccabees 10:12 , who was
Governor of Cyprus during the minority of Ptolemy Philometor
Amon - A
Governor of Samaria
Simon - ...
Descendant of Juda (1Paralipomenon 4)
Simon, surnamed Thasi, brother of Judas Machabeus (1Machabees 2)
Simon of the tribe of Benjamin;
Governor of the Temple (2Machabees 3)
Simon who is called Peter, the Apostle (Matthew 4)
Simon the Cananean, the Apostle (Matthew 10)
one of the relatives of Our Lord, identified erroneously with the preceding (Matthew 13)
Simon the leper, a resident of Bethany (Matthew 26)
a Pharisee at whose house the penitent woman washed the feet of Jesus (Luke 7)
Simon the Cyrenean, who helped Our Lord carry the Cross (Matthew 27)
the father of Judas (John 6)
Simon Magus, a magician in the time of the Apostles (Acts 8)
Simon the tanner, a Christian of Joppe, in whose house Peter had the vision commanding him to receive the Gentiles into the faith (Acts 10)
Simon called Niger, a Christian living at Antioch in the time of the Apostles (Acts 13)
Bahia - Thome de Sousa, first
Governor of Brazil, arrived at Bahia in 1549 with six Jesuits, the first to come to the New World, and two days later the first Mass was said there
Famine - The most remarkable one was that of seven years in Egypt, while Joseph was
Governor,
Genesis 41:1-57
Annas - 7 by Quirinus, the imperial
Governor of Syria, but was obliged by Valerius Gratus, procurator of Judea, to give way to Ismael, son of Phabi, at the beginning of the reign of Tiberius, A
Zechariah - Like his contemporary Haggai, Zechariah begins with exhorting the Jews to proceed in the rebuilding of the temple; he promises them the aid and protection of God, and assures them of the speedy increase and prosperity of Jerusalem; he then emblematically describes the four great empires, and foretels the glory of the Christian church when Jews and Gentiles shall be united under their great High Priest and
Governor, Jesus Christ, of whom Joshua the high priest, and Zerubbabel the
Governor, were types; he predicts many particulars relative to our Saviour and his kingdom, and to the future condition of the Jews
Pilate or Pontius Pilate - Pilate became odious both to the Jews and to the Samaritans for the severity and cruelty of his administration,
Luke 13:1 ; and being accused by the latter before Vitellius, the
Governor of Syria, he was removed from his office and sent to Rome to answer to their accusations before the emperor. When Jesus had been condemned by the high priest and the Sanhedrin, he was brought before Pilate the
Governor, without whose consent he could not be executed
Pilate, Pontius - (pi' luhte, pahn' shuhss) Roman
Governor of Judea remembered in history as a notorious anti-Semite and in Christian creeds as the magistrate under whom Jesus Christ “suffered” (
1 Timothy 6:13 ). The New Testament refers to him as “governor,” while other sources call him “procurator” or “prefect” (an inscription found in Caesarea in 1961). When the Samaritans complained to Vitellius, the
Governor of Syria, Pilate was ordered to Rome to account for his actions to the emperor and is not mentioned again in reliable contemporary sources
Johannes Bessarion - From 1450 to 1455, as
Governor of Bologna, he calmed internal factionism, restored the university, and promoted classical studies
Bessarion, Johannes - From 1450 to 1455, as
Governor of Bologna, he calmed internal factionism, restored the university, and promoted classical studies
Ancient - Hence: A
Governor; a ruler; a person of influence
Shaphan - see), whom the Chaldæans made
Governor of Judæa after the Captivity of 586 b
Lucy, Saint - This largess stirred the greed of the unworthy youth to whom Lucy had been unwillingly betrothed, and he denounced her to Paschasius, the
Governor of Sicily
Sin: Aroused by the Law - A contended citizen of Milan, who had never passed beyond its walls during the course of sixty years, being ordered by the
Governor not to stir beyond its gates, became immediately miserable, and felt so powerful an inclination to do that which he had so
Chushan-Rishathaim - Cush of double wickedness, or
Governor of two presidencies, the king of Mesopotamia who oppressed Israel in the generation immediately following Joshua (
Judges 3:8 )
ex - Ex-, prefixed to names implying office, station, condition, denotes that the person formerly held the office, or is out of the office or condition now; as, ex-president, ex-governor, ex-mayor, ex-convict
Judaea - 6, and was governed by a procurator, who was subject to the
Governor of Syria
Procurator - "governor"; Greek heegemoon in New Testament, more strictly epitropos
Nehemiah - He was made
Governor of Judea, upon his own application, by Artaxerxes Longimanus; and his book, which in the Hebrew canon was joined to that of Ezra, gives an account of his appointment and administration through a space of about thirty-six years to A
Magistrate - 1: στρατηγός (Strong's #4755 — Noun Masculine — strategos — strat-ay-gos' ) besides its application to "the captain of the Temple" (see CAPTAIN), denotes "a magistrate or
Governor,"
Acts 16:20,22,35,36,38
Apocalypse - It is full of prophetic grandeur, and awful in its hieroglyphics and mystic symbols: seven seals opened, seven trumpets sounded, seven vials poured out; mighty antagonists and hostile powers, full of malignity against Christianity, and for a season oppressing it, but at length defeated and annihilated; the darkened heaven, tempestuous sea, and convulsed earth fighting against them, while the issue of the long combat is the universal reign of peace and truth and righteousness-the whole scene being relieved at intervals by a choral burst of praise to God the Creator, and Christ the Redeemer and
Governor. It exhibits his glory as Redeemer and
Governor, and describes that deep and universal homage and praise which the "Lamb that was slain" is forever receiving before the throne
Jeshua - A clan related to the Pahath-moab or
Governor of Moab, some of whose members returned from Exile with Zerubbabel (
Ezra 2:6 ). Father of Exer, the Jewish
Governor of the district of Mizpah under Persian rule (
Nehemiah 3:19 )
Province - The "province" mentioned in
Acts 23:34 ; 25:1 was assigned to the jurisdiction of an eparchos, "a prefect or
Governor" (cp.
Governor, POCONSUL)
Enroll, Enrollment - " Luke's accuracy has been vindicated, as against the supposed inconsistency that as Quirinius was
Governor of Syria in A. At the time mentioned by Luke, Cilicia, of which Quirinius was
Governor, was separated from Cyprus and joined to Syria. His later direct
Governorship of Syria itself accounts for the specific inclusion of, and reference to, his earlier connection with that province
Joshua the Son of Jehozadak - Chief among those who returned were the
Governor Zerubbabel and the high priest Joshua (or Jeshua) the son of Jehozadak (or Jozadak) (
Ezra 2:1-2). When, in anticipation of this Messiah, the Jews conducted a coronation ceremony, the person they should have crowned was Zerubbabel, for he was not only
Governor but also a Davidic prince in the line of the Messiah (
Matthew 1:6;
Matthew 1:12;
Matthew 1:16)
Sergius Paulus - coast of Cyprus is dated ‘in the pro-consulship of Paulus,’ who is probably the same
Governor. Elymas was evidently a powerful exponent of a subtle theosophical system; and as a man of unusual intelligence, with a religious bent, the
Governor encouraged the presence and enjoyed the company of such scientists and philosophers. The
Governor listened to their message with such evident pleasure and approval that the jealousy of Elymas was roused, and lie tried to dissuade his patron from hearing them. ’ The
Governor of Cyprus was a notable convert
Gallio - He was the elder brother of Seneca the philosopher, to whose influence at court he may have owed his
Governorship. Gallio came to Corinth, the residence of the
Governor, during the time of St. ]'>[1] Angered by the conversion of prominent members of the synagogue, the Jews took advantage of the new
Governor’s arrival to lay a charge against St. Gallio being
Governor of Achaia, his judgment would become a precedent and would have far-reaching influence. The casual glimpse we get of him in
Acts 18:12-17 shows him in a favourable light as
Governor
Nebuzaradan - By Nebuchadnezzar's direction, Nebuzaradan "looked well to Jeremiah," gave him his choice of going to Babylon or staying, then sent him with victuals and a present, to be protected by Gedaliah the
Governor left over Judah, after having first told the Jews "Jehovah hath done according as He hath said, because ye have sinned against Jehovah" (
Jeremiah 39:11-14;
Jeremiah 40:2-5)
Nazareth - The Crusaders made it a bishopric; it is now the seat of a Turkish lientenant-governor
Throne - "The throne of the
Governor" in
Nehemiah 3:7 is his official house where his throne was, on or near the city wall
Sanballat - ” According to the Elephantine Papyri from the reign of Darius I, Sanballat was
Governor of Samaria around 407 BC. Papyri from Wadi Daliyeh appear to indicate two later Sanballats also served as
Governors of Samaria
Andrew, Saint - He is supposed to have preached in Cappadocia, Galatia, Bithynia, Scythia (Russia), Byzantium, Thrace, Macedonia, Thessaly, and Achaia, where he was crucified on an X-shaped or Saint Andrew's cross by the Roman
Governor, AEgeas
Caiaphas - " Caiaphas had no power to inflict the punishment of death, and therefore Jesus was sent to Pilate, the Roman
Governor, that he might duly pronounce the sentence against him (
Matthew 27:2 ;
John 18:28 )
Attributes of God - ; relative ones are such as agree with him in time, with some respect to his creatures, as Creator,
Governor, Preserver, Redeemer, &c
Annas - He was appointed by Quirinus,
Governor of Syria, a
Judae'a, - 6, and was governed by a procurator, who was subject to the
Governor of Syria
Pilate - In the Roman government of Palestine, the regions of Judea and Samaria were governed by procurators, or
Governors, sent out from Rome. This may have contributed to the hatred that existed between Pilate and Herod Antipas, the
Governor of Galilee (
Luke 23:6-12). Only the Roman
Governor could authorize execution
Gerizim - Manasseh, the grandson of Eliashib, the high priest, and brother to Jaddus, high priest of the Jews, having been driven from Jerusalem in the year of the world 3671, and not enduring patiently to see himself deprived of the honour and advantages of the priesthood, Sanballat, his father-in- law, addressed himself to Alexander the Great, who was then carrying on the siege of Tyre; and having paid him homage for the province of Samaria, whereof he was
Governor, he farther offered him eight thousand of his best troops, which disposed Alexander to grant what he desired for his son-in- law, and for many other priests, who being married, as well as he, contrary to the law, chose rather to forsake their country than their wives, and had joined Manasseh in Samaria. The temple of Gerizim subsisted some time after the worship of Jupiter was introduced into it; but it was destroyed by John Hircanus Maccabaeus, and was not rebuilt till Gabinius was
Governor of Syria; who repaired Samaria, and called it by his own name
Nehemiah - He was accordingly sent thither as
Governor, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, about 444 B. ...
The enmity of the Samaritans, under which the colony had formerly suffered, was now increased; and under Sanballat, the
Governor of the country, they cast all possible hindrances in the way of the Jews
Caesar - Luke wrote (
Luke 3:1): ‘Pontius Pilate being
Governor of Judaea,’ with the tetrarchs for Galilee, Ituraea, and Abilene, desiring to mark the period in the reign of Tiberius Caesar when ‘the word of God came to John in the wilderness. While Varus, the
Governor of Syria, was engaged in quelling serious outbreaks of rebellion in Jerusalem, the sons of Herod were in Rome waiting the decision of Augustus as to their conflicting claims. His territory was put under direct Roman rule, becoming a part of the province of Syria, with a Roman of equestrian rank for its
Governor. 6, on the occasion of the great census, while Quirinius was
Governor of Syria, which is referred to in
Acts 5:37. Officers of state collected it, the procurator for the tax in the case of Judaea being also the
Governor, Pilate. The whole attitude of Jesus towards Caesar, not only in the question of the tribute, but throughout the trial before Pilate, must have entirely disarmed the Roman
Governor of any fear that He was, or ever had been, a rival of Caesar’s
Nehemi'ah - Having received his appointment as
Governor of Judea, he started upon his journey, being under promise to return to Persia within a given time. On his very first arrival, as
Governor, Sanballat and Tobiah had given unequivocal proof of their mortification at his appointment; but when the restoration was seen to be rapidly progressing, their indignation knew no bounds. He refused to receive his lawful allowance as
Governor from the people, in consideration of their poverty, during the whole twelve years that he was in office but kept at his own charge a table for 150 Jews, at which any who returned from captivity were welcome
Ananias - He was sent as a prisoner to Rome by Quadratus, the
Governor of Syria, and Jonathon was appointed in his place; but being discharged by the emperor Claudius, he returned to Palestine, and Jonathon being murdered through the treachery of Felix, Ananias appears to have performed the functions of the high priest as a substitute, until Ishmael was appointed by Agrippa
John of Austria, Don - The great victory of Lepanto, Greece, when 35,000 Turks were slain and 15,000 Christian slaves freed, inspired Don Juan to work for his own and Christianity's establishment in non-Christian countries, but he was thwarted by the jealous Philip, and made
Governor-general of the Netherlands, 1576, only to encounter the opposition of William of Orange, all-powerful there
Nebraska - In the former city a church was erected, 1856, on land donated by
Governor Alfred Cumming, the first Mass having been said in his house
Jaazaniah - "Son of the Maacathite," a "captain of the forces" who accompanied Johanan in waiting on Gedaliah, the
Governor over the Jewish remnant after the capture of Jerusalem, and afterward in rescuing them from Ishmael, and in going to Egypt in spite of the Lord's prohibition (
2 Kings 25:23;
Jeremiah 41:11;
Jeremiah 43:4-5)
Seraiah - Army officer who reported to Gedaliah when he was named
Governor immediately after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B
Maaseiah -
Governor of Jerusalem in Josiah's reign
Austria, John of, Don - The great victory of Lepanto, Greece, when 35,000 Turks were slain and 15,000 Christian slaves freed, inspired Don Juan to work for his own and Christianity's establishment in non-Christian countries, but he was thwarted by the jealous Philip, and made
Governor-general of the Netherlands, 1576, only to encounter the opposition of William of Orange, all-powerful there
Lord - ) One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a
Governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor
School - The office nearly answered to that of a
Governor or tutor,
Galatians 4:2-3, who constantly attends his pupil, teaches him, and forms his manners
Felix - A Roman
Governor of Judea; originally a slave, but manumitted and promoted by Claudius Caesar, from whom he received the name of Claudius
Festus, Portius - The
Governor gave him another hearing during a congratulatory visit of king Agrippa, in order to make out a statement to be forwarded with him to Rome
Judgment Hall - 2:14, section 8) represents the Roman
Governor as sometimes residing in Herod's palace, and setting up his judgment seat in front of it
Perverting - Accordingly, the leaders of the Sanhedrin lay aside the charge of blasphemy, which really weighed with themselves, but of which they knew Pilate could take no cognizance, and they bring Jesus before the Roman
Governor as a political offender, guilty of setting Himself and others in opposition to the ruling power of Rome
Herod - ...
The most prominent family member and ruler was Herod, son of Antipater who had been appointed
Governor of Idumea by Alexandra Salome, the Maccabean queen who ruled Palestine 78-69 B. With the permission of the Romans, Antipater left his son Phasael as Prefect of Jerusalem and his second son, Herod,
Governor of Galilee. His final one designated Archelaus to succeed him as king of Judea (
Matthew 2:22 ), another son Antipas to be tetrarch (governor) of Galilee and Perea, and another son Philip as tetrarch of the Northeastern Districts. The Romans banished Archelaus after a ten-year rule, and the kingdom was then transformed into an Imperial Province of the Roman Empire with Coponius as the first procurator (governor). He built Caesarea Philippi and was
Governor of the Northeastern districts of Iturea, Gaulinitis, Trachonitis, and Decapolis. Most scholars do not believe that he was the same person as the
Governor of the northeastern districts
Theater - A large central area was reserved for the local
Governor or ruler
Inform - Tertullus informed the
Governor against Paul
Communication - The house received a communication from the
Governor, respecting the hospital
Galileans - Not long after this time, Judea, which was a Roman province, was added, for civil purposes, to Syria, over which Quirinus was
Governor
Architriclinus - " This office is mentioned,
John 2:8-9 , upon which Theophylact remarks: "That no one might suspect that their taste was vitiated by having drunk to excess, so as not to know water from wine, our Saviour orders it to be first carried to the
Governor of the feast, who certainly was sober; for those who on such occasions are intrusted with this office, observe the strictest sobriety, that they may be able properly to regulate the whole
Thessalonica - When Emilius Paulus, after his conquest of Macedonia, divided the country into four districts, this city as made the capital of the second division, and was the station of a Roman
Governor and questor
Pretorium - A name given in the gospels to the house in which dwelt the Roman
Governor of Jerusalem,
Mark 15:16
Ruler - ...
Notes: (1) In
Mark 13:9 ;
Luke 21:12 , AV, hegemon, "a leader, a
Governor of a province," is translated "ruler" (RV, "governor")
Zerubbabel - The original leader of the Jews was Sheshbazzar (
Ezra 1:8;
Ezra 5:14), but his leadership was soon replaced by the joint leadership of the
Governor Zerubbabel and the high priest Joshua (
Ezra 2:2;
Haggai 1:1). He was entitled to the throne of Israel, but since Israel was still under Persian rule, he could be no more than
Governor
Procurator (2) - ...
Certain of the smaller Imperial provinces (see under
Governor) were put under procurators as
Governors, to whom the Emperor delegated administrative and military functions. The word ‘procurator’ is not used in the NT, but the participle of the verb (ἐπιτροπεύοντος) occurs as a variant in
Luke 3:1 to ἡγεμονεύοντος, a more general term applicable to all
Governors of provinces, and even to the Emperor himself.
Governor
New York, State of - The Onondaga mission was restored in 1702, but the enforcing of penal laws against Catholics, inaugurated in 1700 by
Governor Bellomont of New York, led to the final abandonment of Jesuit-missions in 1709. The first priests to reside in New York City were the English Jesuits, Father Thomas Harvey, Father Henry Harrison, and Father Charles Gage, the first of whom came over in 1683 with the Catholic
Governor, Thomas Dongan, appointed by the Duke of York. Mass was first offered in a chapel made available by the
Governor at Fort James, just south of the Bowling Green, the present site of the custom house
Kir - The
Governor of this province joined Cyrus the Persian in the overthrow of the Babylonian Empire in 539 B
Procurator - The Greek agemon , rendered "governor" in the Authorized Version, is applied in the New Testament to the officer who presided over the imperial province of Judea
Ancyra, Seven Martyrs of - When the persecution was determined upon, Theotecnus, a magician, a philosopher and pervert from Christianity, was dispatched as
Governor to Galatia to root out Christianity
Tiberius - ...
The author of the name, Christ, in the reign of Tiberias was visited with capital punishment by the
Governor Pontius Pilate
Ambrose, Saint - (Greek: immortal) ...
(340-397) Father and Doctor of the Church, bishop of Milan, born in Gaul, his father being Prefect of Gaul (modern France, Britain, Spain, and part of Africa), Ambrose distinguished himself as a lawyer and as consular
Governor of Liguria and Æmilia, with residence in Milan
Gabbatha - Let the reader figure to himself this gabbatha, with a seat for the
Governor to sit above the people, and probably separated by railing
Judges - It seemed to have been but the mere shadow of authority; for the whole substance was taken into possession by the Roman
Governor
City - It is peculiarly called his, because he hath founded it and built it, and dwells in it, and is the
Governor of it, and grants to the citizens the privileges and immunities of it
Praetorium - Each prætor, on completing his year of office, went as
Governor to a province, and his official residence was called ‘prætorium’; then any house distinguished by size and magnificence, esp
Captain - ...
2: στρατηγός (Strong's #4755 — Noun Masculine — strategos — strat-ay-gos' ) originally the commander of an army (from stratos, "an army," and ago, "to lead"), came to denote "a civil commander, a
Governor" (Latin, duumvir), the highest magistrate, or any civil officer in chief command,
Acts 16:20,22,35,36,38 ; also the "chief captain" of the Temple, himself a Levite, having command of the Levites who kept guard in and around the Temple,
Luke 22:4,52 ;
Acts 4:1 ; 5:24,26
Jephthah - Jephthah accepted only after the tribal elders had agreed to his conditions, which were that after he had defeated the enemy, he would remain their leader and rule them as a civil
Governor (
Judges 11:4-10)
Otho - The historians are unanimous that he was an excellent
Governor
Governor - , friend of the king; adjutant;
Governor of a province (
2 Kings 18:24 ;
Isaiah 36:9 ; Jeremiah 51 :: 57 ;
Ezekiel 23:6,23 ;
Daniel 3:2 ; Esther 3 :: 12 ), or a perfect (
Nehemiah 3:7 ; 5:14 ;
Ezra 5:3 ;
Haggai 1:1 ). ...
...
The Chaldean word Segan Is applied to the
Governors of the Babylonian satrapies (
Daniel 3:2,27 ; 6:7 ); the prefects over the Magi (2:48). ...
...
Governor of the feast (
John 2:9 ), who appears here to have been merely an intimate friend of the bridegroom, and to have presided at the marriage banquet in his stead
Sheshbazzar - The same fact is stated in
Ezra 5:14 ;
Ezra 5:16 , where Sheshbazzar is designated ‘the
Governor’ ( pechâh ), and is also said to have laid the foundations of the Temple (cf. It was quite in accordance with the policy of the Persians to appoint a Jew to act as
Governor in Jerusalem, while the name Sheshbazzar , being of Bab. This theory is made more probable by the fact that Zerubbabel succeeded to the
Governorship as early as the reign of Darius Hystaspis, b
Joseph - Stephen’s address before the Sanhedrin reference is made to Joseph’s being sold by his brothers, God’s presence with him in Egypt, his promotion to be
Governor of the land, his manifestation of himself to his brethren, his invitation to his father and all his kindred to migrate to Egypt (
Acts 7:9-14), and finally, at a much later date, the rise of a Pharaoh who ‘knew not Joseph’ (7:18). Though he was an Egyptian
Governor, speaking the Egyptian language, and married to an Egyptian wife, he was at heart an unchanged Hebrew, and his dying eyes beheld the land from which he had been exiled as a boy, the homeland of every true Israelite
Herodians - ...
The same coalition appears at the close of Christ's ministry: "the Pharisees sent unto Him their disciples with the Herod" as "spies, feigning themselves just men, that they might take hold of His words, that so they might deliver Him unto the power and authority of the
Governor" (
Matthew 22:15-16;
Mark 12:13;
Luke 20:20). With flattering words to Him as "not accepting the person of any" (by which compliment they "tempted" Him to pronounce against Caesar) they asked "Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar?" designing if He said "no" to give Him up to the Roman
Governor, if "yes" to stir up the people against Him as violating the law (
Deuteronomy 17:15)
Claudius - 44, the emperor again reduced Judea into a province, and sent Cuspius Fadus to be
Governor. Paul being brought to Cesarea, where Felix usually resided, was well treated by this
Governor, who permitted his friends to see him, and render him services, hoping the Apostle would procure his redemption by a sum of money
Bar-Jesus - The presence of an influential exponent of such a current religious and philosophical system in the train of the comites of a Roman
Governor was quite natural; nor is there any need to suppose that Sergius Paulus (who was ‘a man of understanding’) was dominated by the Magian in any other sense than that Bar-Jesus had considerable influence and credit with his patron-on influence he was able to turn to his own private advantage. Hearing of Barnabas and Paul as travelling teachers in the island, the
Governor, a highly educated man, interested in science and philosophy, invited them to his court. He took steps to minimize the effect and to retain the
Governor’s interest in himself and his system. Amongst Jewish surroundings Paul’s Jewish name ‘Saul’ was used naturally; but ‘by a marvellous stroke of historic brevity’ (Ramsay, 83) the author sets forth by a formula how in the court of the Roman
Governor, when the Apostle challenged the system represented by Bar-Jesus, he stood forth as Paul the Roman citizen, a freeborn member of that Greek-Roman world to which he carried his universal gospel
Gallio - Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, was beaten by the Greeks before Gallio's seat of justice; but this
Governor did not concern himself about it
Pash'ur - (
Jeremiah 38:4 ) ...
Another person of this name, also a priest, and "chief
Governor of the house of the Lord," is mentioned in (
Jeremiah 20:1 ) He is described as "the son of Immer
Gedaliah - They then appointed Gedaliah, son of a former Jerusalem official,
Governor over those Judeans who remained in the land (
2 Kings 25:22; cf
Massachusetts - Moreover
Governor John Hancock attended Mass in honor of the Bishop
Johanan - He led the effort against Ishmael, who had assassinated Gedaliah, the
Governor Babylon appointed over Judah
Templars - In every nation they had a particular
Governor, called Master of the Temple, or of the militia of the temple
Zealot - But in AD 6 the Romans replaced Archelaus with a
Governor sent out from Rome, and Judea for the first time came under direct Roman rule (cf. ...
In AD 66, bitter at the mismanagement of Jewish affairs by the corrupt
Governors of Judea, the Zealots led an open rebellion against Rome
Obadiah - The
Governor of Ahab's house
Authorities - It does not seem possible to say precisely what powers are intended, but in the Gospel passage (where the wording is peculiar to Luke) it is probable that the Sanhedrin and the Roman procurator of Judaea would be included, while in the Titus Epistle the reference is to all those set in authority over the people-the Emperor, the
Governor and his suite, as well as the local magistrates
Ishmael - Soon after, he returned and assassinated Gedaliah the
Governor and many others; but was obliged to flee for his life,
Jeremiah 40:1-41:18
Bahamas - Colony of the British Empire, in the British West Indies, administered by a
Governor and commander-in-chief, assisted by an executive council, a legislative council, and a representative assembly; area, 4,404 square miles
Tarsus - It was the privilege of such cities that they were governed by their own laws and magistrates, and were not subjected to tribute, to the jurisdiction of a Roman
Governor, nor to the power of a Roman garrison, although they acknowledged the supremacy of the Roman people, and were bound to aid them against their enemies
Jeho'Vah - While Elohim exhibits God displayed in his power as the creator and
Governor of the physical universe, the name Jehovah designates his nature as he stands in relation to man, as the only almighty, true, personal, holy Being, a spirit and "the father of spirits," (
Numbers 16:22 ) comp
Lord's Prayer, - (1) Filial reverence : God is addressed not as the great unknown, not as the unsearchable
Governor, but as a father, the most intelligible, attractive and transforming name
Judea - 6, Judaea was ruled by a procurator subject to the
Governor of Syria; he resided at Caesarea on the coast
Pamphilus, Presbyter of Caesarea - ...
In 307 Pamphilus was committed to prison by Urbanus, the persecuting
Governor of the city, and for two years was closely confined, cheered by the companionship of his second self, Eusebius (Hieron. Pamphilus sealed his life-long confession of his Master with his blood—"the centre of a brave company, among whom he shone out as the sun among the stars"—in 309, when Firmilianus had succeeded Urbanus as
Governor
Joseph - They sold Joseph for a slave, for twenty pieces of silver, and he was carried down into Egypt, and from the pit and the prison he arose, by divine favour, to be
Governor over the whole land. But our Joseph was not only sold for thirty pieces of silver, but at length crucified and slain, and from the grave which he made with the wicked and with the rich in his death, by his resurrection and ascension, at the right hand of power, he is become the universal and eternal
Governor both of heaven and earth. And though like the brethren of Joseph, little do we at first know, that the Lord of the country is our brother, though in the first awakenings of spiritual want the
Governor may seem with us, as Joseph did to them, to speak roughly; yet when the whole comes to be opened tour view, and Jesus is indeed discovered to be Lord of all the land, how, like Joseph's brethren, are we immediately made glad, and eat and drink at his table with him, forgetting all past sorrow in present joy, and partaking of that "bread of life, of which whosoever eateth shall live forever!" Such, among many other striking particularities, are the incidents in the history of the patriarch Joseph, which are highly typical of Christ
Prince (2) - Otherwise it is almost invariably translated ‘governor,’ and, in particular, is used to denote the Roman
Governor or procurator. there is a close correspondence between the ‘princes’ (ἡγεμόνες) of
Micah 5:6 a and the ‘governor’ (ἡγούμενος) of
Micah 5:6 b
New York, City of - , had been hospitably received by
Governor Kieft, Dutch
Governor of New York. Thomas Dongan, Catholic
Governor of New York enacted, 1683, the first law establishing religious liberty passed in New York, and, 1685, the first Catholic educational institution in New York State, the New York Latin School, was established by the Jesuits Father Thomas Harvey, Father Henry Harrison, and Father Charles Gage. The law enacted by
Governor Dongan was nullified by the New York Assembly, 1691, and a Bill of Rights passed which excluded Catholics from its provisions; in 1711, another law was passed barring Catholics from office and from franchise
Ananias - Quadratus,
Governor of Syria, coming into Judaea, on the rumours which prevailed among the Samaritans and Jews, sent the high priest Ananias to Rome, to vindicate his conduct to the emperor. Paul was sent by the tribune to Caesarea, that Felix,
Governor of the province, might take cognizance of the affair. ...
The Apostle's prediction that God would smite Ananias, was thus accomplished: Albinus,
Governor of Judaea, being come into that country, Ananias found means to gain him by presents; and Ananias, by reason of this patronage, was considered as the first man of his nation. When any of their companions fell into the hands of the
Governors of the province, and were about to be executed, they failed not to seize some domestic or relation of the high priest Ananias, that he might procure the liberty of their associates, in exchange for those whom they detained
Simon - , who suggested to Apollonius, the
Governor, to plunder it ( 2M
Malachi 3:4 )
Tertullus - He seeks to conciliate the judge by flattering, if not very truthful, allusions to his actions as
Governor, particularly to his having established peace in the province (v
Hoshea - Sargon, who came to the throne just before the surrender, had no desire to experiment with more vassal kings, and set an Assyrian
Governor over the wasted province
Macedonia - The province at that time included Thessaly, and stretched across to the Adriatic; but Philippi was a colony, not subject to the
Governor of the province, and Thessalonica was also a ‘free city,’ with the right of appointing its own magistrates
Beersheba - Till recently the site was deserted by all but Bedouin; now a modern town has sprung up, built from the ruins of the ancient structures, and has been made the seat of a sub-governor
Darius - The prophets Haggai and Zechariah encouraged the people to go on with the work, and when Tattenai, the Persian
Governor of Syria, demanded their authority, they alleged a decree of Cyrus. He too appointed
Governors in Babylon (cf
Mizpah, Mizpeh - The city was rebuilt by Asa king of Judah, and, after the destruction of Jerusalem, Gedaliah the
Governor established himself there
Demetrius - 217), he sent Origen to the Roman
Governor of Arabia, at the
Governor's earnest invitation ( ib
Mel'Ita - Its chief officer (under the
Governor of Sicily) appears from inscriptions to have had the title of protos Melitaion , or Primus Melitensium and this is the very phrase which Luke uses
Lord - A master a person possessing supreme power and authority a ruler a
Governor
Pashur - His name is derived from Pashah, to spread; but from his enmity to the people of God while
Governor in the land, and his cruelty upon the person of the prophet Jeremiah, the prophet called him Magor-missabib, which the margin of the Bible renders fear round about
Eating - None of the company begin to eat until that the
Governor or master of the feast hath broken bread, and craved a blessing. Was not this with an eye to Christ, the bread of life? (
John 6:48) A cup is usually washed at the close of the entertainment, and is filled with wine, when the
Governor or master of the feast saith, elevating it to the view of the whole company, "Let us bless him, of whose benefits we have been partaking
Roman Empire - The New Testament writers invariably designate the
Governors of senatorial provinces by the correct title anthupatoi , proconsuls. (
Acts 13:7 ; 18:12 ; 19:38 ) For the
Governor of an imperial province, properly styled "legatus Caesaris," the word hegemon (governor) is used in the New Testament
Prince - ‘chieftain,’ ‘ruler,’ ‘king,’ ‘governor,’ ‘noble,’ ‘deputy. ’ It is applied to the
Governor of the palace (
2 Chronicles 28:7 ), the keeper of the treasury (
1 Chronicles 26:24 ), the chief of the Temple (
1 Chronicles 9:11 ,
2 Chronicles 31:13 ); also to the chief of a tribe (
2 Chronicles 19:11 ), the son of a king (
2 Chronicles 11:22 ), the king himself (
1 Samuel 25:30 ), the high priest (
Daniel 9:25 ), and is occasionally in AV
Nehemiah - Here, in consequence of a report that reaches him regarding the ruined condition of Jerusalem and its people, Nehemiah is, on his own initiative, appointed Governor ( pechah ) of the province of Judæa by the king. Rawlinson proposed to place the Dedication 12 years later, in Nehemiah’ s second Governorship. ...
How long exactly Nehemiah’s first Governorship lasted, and for how great an interval he was absent from Jerusalem, are uncertaio. ’ On the whole it seems probable that Nehemiah 5:14 means that during the twelve years Nehemiah, though absent on court duty, was actually Governor, ruling by deputies; and that in the 32nd year of the king’s reign he again secured leave of absence, and came to Jerusalem (b. 404 358), and suppose that Nehemiah was Governor for the 12 years 384 372, and again at a later period
Judgments of God - Thus this wicked man, who condemned Christ for fear of disobliging the Romans, was ignominiously turned out of his office by the Roman
Governor, whom he had sought to oblige. Flaccus was
Governor of Egypt near the time of our Saviour's death, and a violent persecutor of the Jews. Catullus was
Governor of Libya about the year seventy-three. About the same time, Saturnius,
Governor of Africa, persecuted the Christians and put several of them to death. Aemilian,
Governor of Egypt, about two hundred and sixty-three, was a virulent persecutor of the church of Christ. About the same time, Urbanus,
Governor of Palestine, who had signalized himself by tormenting and destroying the disciples of Jesus, met with his due reward; for almost immediately after the cruelties committed, the divine vengeance overtook him. Firmilianus, another persecuting
Governor met with the same fate
New Jersey - The first priests to visit the scattered Catholics of northern New Jersey were two Jesuits, Father Thomas Harvey and Father Charles Gage, who had come from England in 1682 with
Governor Thomas Dongan of New York
New Mexico - In 1692, however, the missions began to be restored under the
Governor, Antonio de Vargas, assisted by Father Francisco Corvera and several associates
Megiddo - ...
The site of Megiddo may now be considered as proved to be Tell el-Mutesellim (‘Hill of the
Governor’), a great mound about 4 miles N
Ishmael - A prince of the royal family of Judah, who murdered the
Governor Gedaliah, with several of the Hebrews and Chaldeans who were attached to him
Hananiah -
Governor of ‘the castle,’ who, together with Hanani, was appointed by Nehemiah to the ‘charge over Jerusalem’ (
Nehemiah 7:2 )
Seal, Sealing - ...
The seal of a
Governor was worn by him, or carried about his person in the most secure manner possible
Haggai - There they began to establish a new community under the leadership of the
Governor Zerubbabel and the high priest Joshua (
Ezra 1:1-4;
Ezra 2:1-2)
Probus, Sextus Anicius Petronius - Ambrose, then a young advocate, as one of his council, and afterwards appointed him
Governor of Liguria and Aemilia with the rank of consular
Galba - 31 or 32 he was for one year legatus pro praetore (governor) of the province of Aquitania (S. Having been thereafter appointed legatus pro praetore prouinciœ Germaniœ Superioris (governor of S. His last ordinary promotion was to the
Governorship of the province of Hispania Tarraconensis, which he held for eight years, from a
Passover, the - The
Governor broke one of the cakes of unleavened bread, and gave thanks. The
Governor rehearsed Psalm 115 , Ps
Achaia - ‘Proconsul’ (ἀνθύπατος,
Acts 18:12) was therefore the
Governor’s correct official title at the time of St. ...
‘In gratitude for the recognition which his artistic contributions had met with in the native land of the Muses …
declared the Greeks collectively to be rid of Roman government, free from tribute, and, like the Italians, subject to no
Governor. ]'>[2] ), where the
Governor had his official residence
Caesarea - ‘In the demonstration of the Spirit and of power,' the mighty advocate for the Christian faith had before ‘reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come,' till the Roman
Governor, Felix, trembled as he spoke. The judge had trembled before his prisoner; and now a second occasion offered, in which, for the admiration and the triumph of the Christian world, one of the bitterest persecutors of the name of Christ, and a Jew, appeals, in the public tribunal of a large and populous city, to all its chiefs and its rulers, its
Governor and its king, for the truth of his conversion founded on the highest evidence
Trajan - Young Trajan served as military tribune under his father, who was
Governor of the important province Syria, in the year 76. After a period of inaction he was, at the election of Nerva as Emperor in 96, appointed
Governor of the mountainous part of Germany (provincia Germania Superior), to secure a new frontier to the Empire, taking in the Agri Decumates (modern Schwarzwald, Black Forest). Plinius Caecilius Secundus,
Governor of the province Bithynia-Pontus about 111-113
Jebus - ) In
Zechariah 9:7 "Ekron (shall be) as a Jebusite," the sense is, Even the ignoble remnant of the Jews shall be sacred to "our God" and "as a
Governor in Judah," whereas Philistine "Ekron" shall be a tributary bond servant "as a Jebusite," in the servile position to which Solomon consigned them (
1 Kings 9:20-21)
Josh'ua - ) ...
A
Governor of the city who gave his name to a gate of Jerusalem
Artaxerxes - His other significant decision in favour of the Jerusalem Jews came in the twentieth year of his reign, when he appointed Nehemiah
Governor and gave him full imperial support to rebuild and secure the city (
Nehemiah 2:1-8)
Opposition - Though the Roman
Governor fully realized that this opposition was dictated by envy, and that Christ was innocent of any thought of treason against the Roman government, yet he was afraid, from motives of personal interest, to give a decision in accordance with his convictions
Census - A "taxing" under Cyrenius,
Governor of Syria, is recorded
Luke 2:1; a disturbance caused by one Judas of Galilee "in the days of the taxing" is referred to in
Acts 5:37. ...
Zumpt moreover has recently brought to light the interesting fact that, owing to Cilicia when separated from Cyprus being joined to Syria Quirinus as
Governor of Cilicia was also
Governor of Syria; his subsequent special connection with Syria caused his earlier and briefer one to be thus specified. The word "first" too is to be noticed: "this taxing," ordered by Augustus just before Jesus' birth, was interrupted by the Jews' bitter opposition, and "was first carried into effect" when Cyrenius was
Governor of Syria; grammatically the Greek expresses, "this taxing took place as a first one while Cyrenius was
Governor of Syria" (Ellicott)
Banquet - When the assembly was nearly full, the
Governor of Kashan, a man of humble mien, although of considerable rank, came in and seated himself at the lowest place; when the master of the house, after numerous expressions of welcome, pointed with his hand to an upper seat in the assembly, to which he desired him to move, and which he accordingly did. ...
The entertainment was conducted by a symposiarch, or
Governor of the feast. Such, we have reason to believe, was the
Governor of the feast at the marriage in Cana of Galilee, which our Lord honoured with his presence. The term αρχιτρικλινος literally signifies the
Governor of a place furnished with three beds; and he acted as one having authority; for he tasted the wine before he distributed it to the company, which, it is universally admitted, was one of the duties of a symposiarch. Neither the name nor the act accords with the character and situation of a guest; he must, therefore, have been the symposiarch, or
Governor of the feast
Roman Law - The representative and executor of Roman law in the Gospels is, of course, Pontius Pilate, who served as the Roman procurator, or
Governor, of Judea during the years A. In modern-day terminology, Pilate was a “military
Governor” overseeing a province known as a seed-bed of rebellion. While Roman citizens possessed the right of appeal to Caesar, provincial subjects had little to protect them against abuses of the life and death power wielded by proconsuls and lesser
Governors such as Pilate. ...
Roman
Governors normally looked to a number of detailed statutes to define major offenses or felonies against persons, society, and government. In any case involving a peregrinus , a Roman
Governor such as Pilate would have been free to proceed based upon his imperium and his own good judgment. Following the cognitio , the
Governor would then render his verdict in the form of a sentence to a particular punishment
Pilate - Complaint was made to Vitellius, the legatus of Syria, who seems at this time to have had authority over the
Governor of Judæa. ...
Except at the times of the great feasts the
Governors usually stayed at Cæsarea; but Pilate was probably present with reinforcements to repress any disorder during the Passover, and had his headquarters in the fortress known as the Tower of Antonia, which adjoined the Temple on the N. In the main it was a great benefit, but it enabled the provincials to intimidate a weak
Governor. But the province ranked only as a ‘minor imperial province’; its
Governor was a procurator, not a legatus or prÅfectus , and to control the difficult elements in the population he had only 3000 troops, quartered usually at Cæsarea, besides small detachments used to garrison Jerusalem and Sebaste. The
Governor usually went up to Jerusalem for the Passover time, but he must have felt that in face of a sudden national movement he would be powerless; and it is no small testimony to Roman powers of administration that for 60 years the series of procurators in Judæa managed to postpone more serious conflicts
Province - Prouincia is in fact ‘a sphere of duty,’ whether that be in an office or court, like that of the urban praetor at Rome, or that of a
Governor of a vast district. From Cicero’s letters we learn much of the details of his own government of the province Cilicia, where he was
Governor in the year 51-50 b. For the Imperial period we have the correspondence between Pliny,
Governor of Bithynia-Pontus, and the Emperor Trajan (c. For the most part, no doubt, the conditions in the provinces were the same in both periods, with the exception that in the later period extortion by
Governors was for various reasons much less frequent. The king was subordinate to the
Governor of the province Syria. A definite allowance (salarium) was now given to
Governors of provinces, and this must have lessened extortion somewhat. The legions in the Imperial provinces had their own military commanders (legatus legionis) apart from the
Governors. One of the secrets of Rome’s success was that her
Governors were always content to let well alone
Islands, Philippine - Republic in the Malay Archipelago, administered by a
Governor-general appointed by the President of the United States and a local legislature. The natives, attracted by the zealous lives of these priests were converted to Christianity in great numbers, and the missionaries were an active influence of peace, upholding the cause of the people against the injustices of the civilgovernors
Oregon - Here another distinguished convert, the Honerable Peter Burnett, later the first American
Governor of California, was baptized by Reverend P de Vos, S
Lebanon - ...
The Lebanon range is now inhabited by a population of about 300,000 Christians, Maronites, and Druses, and is ruled by a Christian
Governor
Banquet - At private banquets the master of the house presided; but on public occasions a "governor of the feast" was chosen (
John 2:8 )
Syria, Syrian - ...
The only
Governor of Syria mentioned in the New Testament is Cyrenius, q
Ruler - The word ‘ruler,’ however, generally represents ἄρχων or some derived word, and the general idea behind ἄρχων is that of a magistrate of a city, whereas ἡγεμών, suggests rather a
Governor of a country (see Government). In
Romans 13:3 magistrates (and possibly also
Governors and the Emperor) are referred to
Hoshea (2) - " Sargon in the Assyrian inscriptions thus writes: "Samaria I looked at, I captured; 27,280 men (or families) who dwelt in it I carried away; I appointed a
Governor over them, and continued the tribute of the former people": like Julius Caesar's memorable "I came, I saw, I conquered
Dog - my soul (literally, my unique one, unique in its preciousness) from the Jewish rabble; as "deliver My soul from the sword" is Messiah's cry for deliverance from the Roman soldiery and
Governor
Sumer - Political power was held by the free citizens of the city and a
Governor, called ensi
Innocents - They quoted to him the words of Micah (
Micah 5:2), who speaks of the
Governor ruling Israel, who is to come out of Bethlehem in Judah, the city of David
Stoics - Their distinguishing tenets were, that God is underived, incorruptible, and eternal; possessed of infinite wisdom and goodness: the efficient cause of all the qualities and forms of things; and the constant preserver and
Governor of the world: That matter, in its original elements, is also underived and eternal; and is by the powerful energy of the Deity impressed with motion and form: That though God and matter subsisted from eternity, the present regular frame of nature had a beginning originating in the gross and dark chaos, and will terminate in a universal conflagration, that will reduce the world to its pristine state: That at this period all material forms will be lost in one chaotic mass; and all animated nature be reunited to the Deity: That from this chaotic state, however, the world will again emerge by the energy of the efficient principle; and gods, and men, and all forms of regulated nature be renewed and dissolved, in endless succession: And that after the revolution of the great year all things will be restored, and the race of men will return to life
Caiaphas - ...
Two years after this, Vitellus,
Governor of Syria, coming to Jerusalem at the passover, was received very magnificently by the people
Common, Commonly - ...
(4) In
Matthew 27:27 , what the AV describes as "the common hall," is the praetorium, RV, "palace," the official residence of the
Governor of a Province (marg
Peraea - Manasseh was made
Governor after the disaster to Cestius (II
Joshua -
Governor of the city of Jerusalem in the days of Josiah
Hasmonean - Maccabee was the nickname given to the early warriors, and Hasmonean, a variant to Asmoneus the great-grandfather of Mattathias, was used as a reference for the sons and grandchildren of Mattathias who would rule as
Governors, kings, and queen of ancient Palestine. Indeed, it was Simon who initially assumed the office of high priest and combined it with his role as
Governor/general of Judea. ...
His son, John Hyrcanus I, succeeded Simon and continued to hold dual offices of
Governor and high priest
Pontus - In the preceding year the kingdom ceased to exist, and part of it was incorporated in the Roman Empire under the name Pontus, and this district henceforth constituted one-half of the combined province Bithynia-Pontus, which was put under one
Governor. At that time the younger Pliny was
Governor of the province Bithynia-Pontus, and addressed inquiries to the Emperor Trajan on the manner in which Christians ought to be treated by the administration
Pilate - " The procurator was generally a Roman knight, acting under the
Governor of a province as collector of the revenue, and judge in cases arising under it. But Pontius Pilate had full military and judicial authority in Judas, as being a small province attached to the larger Syria; he was responsible to the
Governor of Syria. 6), Subinus, Coponius, Ambivius, Rufus, Valerius Gratus, and Pontius Pilate successively were
Governors (Josephus,
Governors (Josephus, Governors to bring their wives into the provinces having been rejected (Tacitus, Governor of Syria, and sent to Rome to answer before Caesar
Leo Xiii, Pope - As civilgovernor of Benevento he stamped out brigandage and reformed the system of taxation. As
Governor of Perugia, he reformed the educational system and established a savings bank and loan system to help the workers
Dispersion - Forty years after Peter's martyrdom, Pliny, Roman
Governor of Pontus and Bithynia, writing to the emperor Trajan, says: "the contagion (Christianity) has seized not only cities, but the smaller towns and country, so that the temples are nearly forsaken and the sacred rites intermitted
Artaxerxes - Artaxerxes Longimanus, who was noted among the Persian kings for wisdom and right feeling, sanctioned Nehemiah's going as civil
Governor
Bithynia - In the 2nd century Pliny the Younger, its
Governor, wrote the letter still extant to the emperor Trajan: "in the case of those Christians who were brought before me I adopted this method
Samaritan Pentateuch - Besides the Pentateuch in Phoenician characters, there is another in the language which was spoken at the time that Manasseh, first high priest of the temple of Gerizim, and son-in-law of Sanballat,
Governor of Samaria, under the king of Persia, took shelter among the Samaritans
Lycaonia - 64 by Pompey, the north part was added to Galatia, the south-east to Cappadocia, and the west was added to the Roman Empire, to be administered by the
Governor of the Roman province Cilicia
Vitellius - After having superintended various public works, he was sent by Galba to northern Germany as
Governor
Shiloh - Now the lawgiver is departed, and the sceptre also; for they have no law, nor king, nor
Governor
Forty Martyrs, the - The emperor having ordained that the military police of the cities should offer sacrifices, the
Governor called upon these forty to comply
Constantius i, Flavius Valerius, Emperor - Distinguished by ability, valour, and virtue, Constantius became
Governor of Dalmatia under the emperor Carus, who was prevented by death from making him his successor
Tax Taxing Taxation - The Jews had also to defray the charges of the
Governor by supplying his table, and by a money payment
Judas - In company with one Sadoc, he attempted to excite a sedition among the Jews, but was destroyed by Quirinus, or Cyrenius, at that time
Governor of Syria and Judea,
Acts 5:37
pi'Late - No previous
Governor had ventured on such an outrage
God - (
Genesis 17:1 ; 28:3 ;
Exodus 6:3 ) The etymology is uncertain, but it is generally agreed that the primary idea is that of strength, power of effect , and that it properly describes God in that character in which he is exhibited to all men in his works, as the creator, sustainer and supreme
Governor of the world
Petrus, Bishop of Apamea - The first formal complaint against him was made before count Eutychianus,
Governor of the province, by the clergy of Apamea, substantiated by their affidavits ( ib
Aretas - The belated expedition which Vitellius,
Governor of Syria, at Tiberius’ command, led against Petra, had only got as far as Jerusalem, when the tidings of the Emperor’s death (a. In recalling this fact he mentions a detail (
2 Corinthians 11:32) which the writer of Acts omits, namely, that it was the
Governor (ἐθνάρχης) under Aretas the king who-doubtless at the instigation of the Jews-guarded the city to take him
Malachi, Theology of - , the Jewish remnant led by Zerubbabel the
Governor was able to complete the rebuilding of the temple by 515 b. When Nehemiah came to Judah as
Governor in 445 b. Since several of these sins are mentioned in Malachi, the book may have been written while Nehemiah was
Governor or after he returned to Persia in 433 b
Government - Under the Persians Judah was a subdistrict of the great province west of the Euphrates and subject to its
Governor (
Ezra 5:3 ). It had also its local
Governor (
Nehemiah 5:14 ), with a measure of local independence (
Ezra 10:14 ); we read, too, of a special official ‘at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people’ (
Nehemiah 11:24 ). 142, Simon is declared to be ‘high priest, captain, and
Governor for ever’ ( 1618835933_46 ). The title ‘ethnarch’ (see
Governor) is used of him and other high priests
Cyprus - Cyprus had been an imperial province, and governed by the emperor's "lieutenants"; but the emperor transferred it to the senate, and so Luke accurately designates its
Governor, as under the senate, "proconsul," anthupatos (Dion Cassius, 53:12; 54:4)
Darius - Some are of opinion that the name "Darius" is simply a name of office, equivalent to "governor," and that the "Gobryas" of the inscriptions was the person intended by the name
Mizpah, Mizpeh - At Mizpah Gedaliah, who had been appointed
Governor of the province, sought to encourage those who had remained behind (
Jeremiah 40:1 )
Master - gubernare, ‘govern’), ‘governor
Joshua - A
Governor of the city who gave his name to a gate of Jerusalem,
2 Kings 23:8, in the reign of Josiah, b
Felix - At the second Paul, before Felix and Drusilla, Felix's Jewish wife, who was curious to "hear him concerning the faith of Christ," so reasoned of "righteousness and temperance (both of which Felix outraged as a
Governor and a man, having seduced from her husband) and judgment to come" that Felix "trembled" before his prisoner, but deferred repentance, saying, "when I have a convenient season I will call for thee
San Francisco, California, City of - Burnett, who became the first American
Governor of California and was later Justice of the Supreme Court of California and president of the Pacific Bank of San Francisco;
Charles Warren Stoddard, author and journalist;
Garret W
Master - gubernare, ‘govern’), ‘governor
Trial of Jesus - They fabricated three additional charges against Jesus which would be of concern to a Roman
Governor (
Luke 23:2 ). ...
When Herod returned Jesus to Pilate, the Roman
Governor announced that he still found Jesus innocent of charges of treason
Darius - Codomanus offered himself for the combat, and overcame the challenger, and was made
Governor of Armenia. While he was preparing for this conflict, Bessus,
Governor of Bactria, and Narbazanes, a grandee of Persia, seized him, loaded him with chains, forced him into a covered chariot, and fled, carrying him with them toward Bactria
Tiberius - ]'>[1] Tiberius’ first consulship was passed in Rome in 13, and in the next year he succeeded Agrippa as
Governor of Pannonia, where he conducted campaigns in 11 and 10. A serious disagreement between Germanicus and Piso, the
Governor of Syria, was followed by the death of the former on 10th October 19. In 26 Tiberius finally left Rome, and from this date the office of praefectus urbi (governor of Rome) became a permanent institution of the Empire. Vitellius,
Governor of Syria
Nero - Iulius Vindex,
Governor of Gallia Lugudunensis, with whom Galba, the
Governor of Hispania Tarraconensis, allied himself. Vindex was defeated by Verginius Rufus,
Governor of Southern Germany, but Galba became Emperor. Real progress was made under the
Governorship of Suetonius Paulinus, who in 61 captured Mona (Anglesey). The new
Governor of Cappadocia, Lucius Caesennius Paetus, proved incompetent, and his army had to capitulate
God - The name of the Creator and the supreme
Governor of the universe
Judah - When Judah's exiles returned from Babylon, Zerubbabel was
Governor of Judah; Tattenai, satrap of Abarnaharah or Beyond the River; and Ushtannu, satrap of Babylon and Abarnaharah
Interpreter - The church of Christ now, which those sons of Israel then represented, when standing before our
Governor, do not always know, that our Almighty Joseph knows, hears, and regards all; and yet, while carrying on his many offices, how often doth he commune with his people, both with and without mediums! Well might John behold him with his many crowns upon his head; for surely every office of his, in every individual sinner saved by him, demands a new crown of glory
King, - The word is applied in the Bible to God as the sovereign and ruler of the universe, and to Christ the Son of God as the head and
Governor of the Church
Haggai - and established the kingdom of Persia, the Hebrews came under a Persian
Governor. Then Darius appointed Zerubbabel as
Governor with the specific responsibility of resuming work on the Temple, begun earlier by Shesh-bazzar
Pilate - The evangelists call him
Governor, though in reality he was nothing more than procurator of Judea, not only because
Governor was a name of general use, but because Pilate, in effect, acted as one, by taking upon him to judge in criminal matters, as his predecessors had done, and as other procurators in the small provinces of the empire, where there was no proconsul, constantly did
Sanhedrin - Generally, the Roman
Governor allowed the Sanhedrin considerable autonomy and authority
Quirinius - ’ The first statement is probably true, but it is likely that the second is what the author meant, because it is certain that a census took place during the
Governorship of Syria by Quirinius (a. Further, we have ancient authority that the
Governor of Syria from b. Mommsen considered that the most probable period for his earlier
Governorship was b
Lydda - It was captured and burned by the Syrian
Governor, Cestius Gallus, on his march to Jerusalem (a
Census - It has been proved that Cyrenius (Quirinius) was twice
Governor of Syria, which removes all difficulty as to the date of the census in
Luke 2:1-5
Claudia - ) and the father of the Claudia who had adopted the name (cognomen) Rufina from Pomponia the wife of Aulus Plautins, the Roman
Governor of Britain (a
Habibus, Deacon, Martyr at Edessa - Hereupon, Habib went to Edessa and presented himself privately to Theotecnus, the head of the
Governor's household. Habib, believing that cowardice would endanger his eternal salvation, persisted in surrender, and was led before the
Governor
Honor - The troops honored the
Governor with a salute
Zerub'Babel - " It is probable that he was in the king of Babylon's service, both from his having, like Daniel and the three children, received a Chaldee name, Sheshbazzar, and from the fact that he was appointed by the Persian king to the office of
Governor of Judea
Account - " See CHIEF , COUNT , ESTEEM ,
Governor , JUDGE , RULE , SUPPOSE THINK
Damascus - 635; became a provincial capital of the Turkish empire, 1516; and is now the residence of a Turkish
Governor
Daniel - Here Daniel soon displayed his prophetic gifts in interpreting a dream of Nebuchadnezzar, by whom he was made
Governor of Babylon, and head of the learned and priestly class
Jeremiah - He accordingly went to Mizpah with Gedaliah, who had been made
Governor of Judea
Sarbelius, a Edessan Martyr - The Acts then relate how the
Governor Licinius brought Sarbelius before him and commanded him to sacrifice
Zechariah, Theology of - ), references to Joshua the high priest and Zerubbabel the Davidic
Governor, encouragement to rebuild the temple, and a mixture of oracles and visions. Since he was a Davidic descendant (son of the last king of Judah, Jehoiachin) he was qualified to be the first
Governor. Zerubbabel, Sheshbazzar's nephew and Jehoiachin's grandson, became the second
Governor. Together Haggai and Zechariah joined in common cause to encourage Zerubbabel, the Davidic
Governor, and Joshua, the Zadokite high priest, to complete this important building project (
Zechariah 4:9 ). And Zerubbabel did serve as God's signet ring by carrying out divine plans in his capacity as
Governor of Judah
Pilate - He was in a position of subordination to the
Governor of the province of Syria, but the exact nature of the subordination is not known. Thus in Jerusalem the Sanhedrin retained many judicial functions; death sentences, however, had to be confirmed by the
Governor, and were carried out under his supervision (
John 18:31; Josephus Ant. They were therefore compelled to resort to the
Governor’s power. He was not of the stuff of which heroes are made, though doubtless in many respects a competent
Governor. So many were put to death that the Samaritans appealed to Vitellius, the then
Governor of the province of Syria. The
Governor ordered Pilate to Rome, to appear before the Emperor’s council
Title on the Cross - With reference to (1) Westcott (on
John 19:19) remarks: ‘The Roman
Governor found expression to the last for the bitterness which had been called out in him by the opposition of the Jews … the heathen
Governor completed the unwilling testimony of the Jewish priest’ (
John 11:49 f
Nero - , was appointed by Nero to conduct the campaign, and the
Governor of Syria and the other officials and client-princes in the neighbourhood of Armenia were instructed to co-operate with him. It was in his reign that the justly aroused rebellion under Boudicca (better known by the incorrect form Boadicea) in East Anglia was crushed, after terrible massacres by the Britons, by the
Governor Suetonius Paulinus (60)
Arabia - Paul relates how ‘the
Governor’ (ὁ ἐθνάρχης) of Damascus ‘under Aretas the king’ was foiled in the attempt, probably made at the instigation of the Jews, to put him under arrest soon after his conversion (
2 Corinthians 11:32 f. 106 the
Governor of Syria, Aulus Cornelius Palma, broke up the dominion of the Nabataean kings, and constituted the Roman province of Arabia, while Damascus was added to Syria
Thecla - They also advised him to bring Paul before Castelius the
Governor on the charge of teaching "the new doctrine of the Christians," which (they assured him) would ensure his execution. Paul being called on by the
Governor for his defence delivered a speech not answering the specific charge of Thamyris but declaring his gospel message and pleading his mission from God. The
Governor committed him to prison until it was convenient to hear him more attentively. Paul was immediately dragged again before the
Governor pursued by the multitude with the cry "He is a sorcerer! Away with him!" Thecla was summoned likewise and followed him exultingly to the tribunal. Baffled and enraged the Syriarch brought her before the Roman
Governor who condemned her to be cast to wild beasts; committing her meanwhile to the care of Tryphaena a widow lady (afterwards described as a queen and kinswoman of the emperor) who having lately lost her daughter Falconilla found comfort in the charge of the condemned maiden who converted her to Christ. After a series of marvellous escapes from the beasts Thecla interrogated by the
Governor made profession of her faith: "I am a handmaid of the living God and I believe in His Son in Whom He is well pleased; and therefore it is that none of the beasts hath touched me
Gibeon - Fleeing from justice, Ishmael, the murderer of the Babylonian-appointed “governor” Gedaliah, was overtaken at Gibeon (
Jeremiah 41:1 )
Rabbah - Nebuchadnezzar attacked Ammon because of Baalis their king having instigated Ishmael to slay Gedaliah the Chaldaean
Governor (
Jeremiah 40:14)
Malachi - He was joined in 445 BC by another Jew from Persia, Nehemiah, who became Judea’s new
Governor (
Nehemiah 2:1-8)
Jailor - The person so designated occupied the position of supreme authority as
Governor of the prison (cf
Sosthenes - Paul was that ‘the Greeks, who always hated the Jews, took advantage of the marked snub which the
Governor had inflicted on them, to seize and beat Sosthenes, who had been appointed to replace Crispus as Archisynagogos,’-a ‘piece of “Lynch law,” which probably seemed to him
to be a rough sort of justice’ (Ramsay, St
Bond - 85]'>[2], where the
Governor of Egypt ordered the bond to be ‘crossed out’
)
High - The
Governor made himself merry with his high and threatening language
Aceldama - Had the Sanhedrim foreseen such a thing, no doubt they would have been beforehand with Joseph and Nicodemus, and prevailed upon the
Governor to deny
Court - If the population grew, the king or
Governor often decided to enclose the new quarter by surrounding it with a wall and incorporating the section into the existing city, in order to protect the population from bandits and warriors
Praetorium - prœtorium, which originally meant the tent of the commander of an army, and then the official residence of a provincial
Governor; other senses, such as that of the Imperial bodyguard or even of a spacious country house, were gradually acquired
Revela'Tion of st. John, - He is also a fellow sufferer with those whom he addresses, and the authorized channel of the most direct and important communication that was ever made to the Seven Churches of Asia, of which churches John the apostle was at that time the spiritual
Governor and teacher
Praetorium - prœtorium, which originally meant the tent of the commander of an army, and then the official residence of a provincial
Governor; other senses, such as that of the Imperial bodyguard or even of a spacious country house, were gradually acquired
Jews - He was called "the prince of Judah," and was appointed their
Governor by Cyrus, and with his permission carried back a part of the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar had taken out the temple of Jerusalem. But it was in the reign of Artaxerxes Longimanus, called in Scripture Ahasuerus, that Ezra obtained his commission, and was made
Governor of the Jews in their own land, which government he held thirteen years: then Nehemiah was appointed with fresh powers, probably through the interest of Queen Esther; and Ezra applied himself solely to correcting the canon of the Scriptures, and restoring and providing for the continuance of the worship of God in its original purity. Though this second temple, or, as it is sometimes called, the temple of Zerubbabel, who was at that time
Governor of the Jews, was of the same size and dimensions as the first, or Solomon's temple, yet it was very inferior to it in splendour and magnificence; and the ark of the covenant, the Shechinah, the holy fire upon the altar, the Urim and Thummim, and the spirit of prophecy, were all wanting to this temple of the remnant of the people. Judea continued subject to the kings of Persia about two hundred years; but it does not appear that it had a separate
Governor after Nehemiah. From his time it was included in the jurisdiction of the
Governor of Syria, and under him the high priest had the chief authority. Luke called Cyrenius, president of Syria, to reduce the countries over which Archelaus had reigned, to the form of a Roman province; and appointed Coponius, a Roman of the equestrian order, to be
Governor, under the title of procurator of Judea, but subordinate to the president of Syria. He died in the seventh year of his reign, and left a son called also Agrippa, then seventeen years old; and Claudius, thinking him too young to govern his father's extensive dominions, made Cuspus Fadus
Governor of Judea. It was this younger Agrippa, who was also called king, before whom Paul pleaded at Caesarea, which was at that time the place of residence of the
Governor of Judea. Several of the Roman
Governors severely oppressed and persecuted the Jews; and at length, in the reign of Nero, and in the government of Florus, who had treated them with greater cruelty than any of his predecessors, they openly revolted from the Romans
Census - ‘This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was
Governor of Syria. This was quite different from the fiscal statistics compiled annually under the direction of the provincial
Governors of the Roman Empire, papers dealing with which have also been found. The tense of ἁπογράφεσθαι rather signifies that a census of this nature on the household-enrolment principle was to be the practice, this being the first occasion of its being ordered; which precisely tallies with the following verse when rightly rendered, ‘This was the first enrolment made at the time when Quirinius was
Governor of Syria
Evil - To others the question concerning the origin of evil appeared so intricate and difficult, that, finding themselves unequal to the solution of it, they denied either that there is any God at all, or, at least, any author or
Governor of the world. And thus all sorts of evils have entered into the world, without any diminution to the infinite goodness of its Creator and
Governor
Crete - Under the Romans it became part of a double province Crete with Cyrene, under a
Governor with the title “proconsul,” who ruled the island and the opposite coast of North Africa from the Roman capital Gortyna
Temple, the Second - On the invitation of Zerubbabel, the
Governor, who showed them a remarkable example of liberality by contributing personally 1,000 golden darics (probably about ,000), besides other gifts, the people with great enthusiasm poured their gifts into the sacred treasury (Ezra 2 )
Zechariah, Book of - They settled in Jerusalem under the leadership of the
Governor Zerubbabel and the high priest Joshua, and set about rebuilding the city and the temple (
Ezra 1:1-4;
Ezra 2:1-2)
Gaza - New Gaza (ἡ νέα Γάζα) was built by Gabinius,
Governor of Syria (Jos
Spies - So
Luke 20:20 tells how the chief priests and scribes watched and ‘sent forth spies, which feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the
Governor
Magistrate - The former term is the more general of the two, but an examination of the two passages suggests that ἀρχαί is an allusion to magistrates, while ἐξονσίαι is rather a reference to
Governors, if indeed we can distinguish words which had long been used by Greek-speaking Jews of the world of spirits. So in the provinces the
Governor had to try the most important cases, both civil and criminal, while ordinary cases were doubtless left to the judicial machinery already in existence in the province
Ishmael - He treacherously slew Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon had made
Governor over the cities of Judah, and all the Jews that were with him in Mizpah
Anger (Wrath) of God - ’ Moreover, God is righteous , a moral
Governor and lawgiver, demanding obedience and punishing transgression of His commands
Euthymius (4), Abbat in Palestine - In 428 the church of his laura was consecrated by Juvenal, the first patriarch of Jerusalem, accompanied by the presbyter Hesychius and the celebrated Passarion,
Governor of a monastery in Jerusalem
Daniel the Prophet - He made Daniel ruler over the whole of Babylon and chief
Governor over all the wise men of Babylon
Bouddhists - They suppose, however, that there is always some superior deity, who has attained to this elevation by religious merit; but they do not regard him as the
Governor of the world
Philippi - ]'>[1] Serjeants ), but also a jurisdiction independent of that of the
Governor of the province
Porphyrius, Patriarch of Antioch - 18, 404, sentencing all who refused communion with Arsacius, Theophilus, and Porphyry to be expelled from the churches, and instructing the
Governor of the province to forbid their holding meetings elsewhere (Soz
Nehemiah, Theology of - He continually requests that God remember his faithful Acts during his
Governorship. Courageously the
Governor faces them with the wrongs they have done. He disdains to take his legal right as
Governor to require a subsidy from the people for his official expenses. He did not consider common labor beneath his dignity as a
Governor, but diligently applied himself to the work on the wall (5:16)
Vespasian - Cestius Gallus,
Governor of Syria, after a short success against Jerusalem, was forced to retire. The precise status conferred upon Vespasian is uncertain; he was to co-operate with Licinius Mucianus, the competent but ambitious
Governor of Syria. The charm of Titus had brought the two erstwhile jealous
Governors into friendly relations; so that it may be said that Titus got the Empire for his father. of Commagene revolted from Rome, but was defeated and captured by the
Governor of Syria, Caesennius Paetus. Julius Agricola, later the
Governor of Britain. It was probably in the same year that Agricola’s period as
Governor of Britain began; before its end he had almost destroyed the Ordovices and recovered the island Mona (probably Anglesey) for the Romans
Judah - For when in the hall of Pilate Jesus stood before the
Governor, and the
Governor asked him, saying, "Art thou the king of the Jews?" Jesus acknowledged it, and said unto him, Thou sayest. Out of Machir came down
Governors, and out of Zebulon they that handle the Shebeth of the Scribes. The
Governors of Machir, and the pen of the writer of Zebulon, are put in parallel rank of equal dignity and importance
Gate - "All complaints," says Host, "are brought, in the first instance, to the cadi, or
Governor, who, for that purpose, passes certain hours of the day in the gate of the city, partly for the sake of the fresh air, and partly to see all those who go out; and, lastly, to observe a custom which has long prevailed, of holding judgment there
Daniel - He soon became known for his skill in the interpretation of dreams (1:17; 2:14), and rose to the rank of
Governor of the province of Babylon, and became "chief of the
Governors" (Chald
Nehemiah, the Book of - Nehemiah was
Governor for 12 years (
Nehemiah 12:14), then in Artaxerxes' 32nd year returned to his post as "cupbearer"; he "at the end of days" (margin, so
1 Samuel 27:7 "a full year," margin "a year of days") after a full year obtained leave to return; "all this time," namely, a year, Nehemiah was not at Jerusalem, and Eliashib introduced the abuses (
Nehemiah 13:1;
Nehemiah 13:4-6 ff)
si'Mon - ) ...
A "governor of the temple" in the time of Seleucus Philopator, whose information as to the treasures of the temple led to the sacrilegious attach of Heliordorus
Lord's Day - Writing to the emperor Trajan at the beginning of the second century, Pliny the Younger,
Governor of Bithynia, reported that in compliance with Trajan's edict against seditious assemblies, he had ordered that no group, including the Christians, could meet at night
Guard - ...
In the Republican days the cohors praetoria, or cohortes praetoriœ, formed the bodyguard of the praetor or propraetor, who was
Governor of a province with military powers
Herod the Great - His father having aided Caesar in his war with Egypt was rewarded by being made procurator of all Judaea, and he made his son Herod, then only fifteen years of age,
Governor of Galilee
Meals - (
Isaiah 28:1 ) The regulation of the feast was under the superintendence of a special officer, (
John 2:8 ) (Authorized Version "governor of the feast"), whose business it was to taste the food and the liquors before they were placed on the table, and to settle about the toasts and amusements; he was generally one of the guests,
Sirach 32:1,2 , and might therefore take part in the conversation
Captivity - He was succeeded as
Governor by Nehemiah, who labored faithfully and successfully to reform the people
Province - During the Republic the
Governors of these provinces were appointed by the Roman senate from among their own number, generally after a period of service as prætor or consul, as the case might be. Few resisted the temptation to recoup themselves at the expense of the long-suffering provincials, and the vast sums acquired by an extortionate
Governor in his one year’s
Governorship may be estimated from the fact that Cicero, a just and honest man, acquired £18,000 during his tenure of the province Cilicia. On that day it was arranged that those provinces which were peaceful and did not require the presence of an army should be under the control of the senate, who would appoint their
Governors; while the disturbed provinces that did require the presence of an army were to be under the Emperor himself, who was generalissimo of all the forces of the State. The period of senatorial
Governorships was one year, that of Imperial indefinite
Captivity - He was succeeded as
Governor by Nehemiah, who labored faithfully and successfully to reform the people, and many of the good fruits of his labors remained until the time of Christ
Lucianus, Priest of Antioch, Martyr - Lucian became afterwards more conservative, and during Diocletian's persecution he encouraged the martyrs to suffer courageously, but escaped himself till Theotecnus was appointed
Governor of Antioch, when he was betrayed by the Sabellian party, seized and forwarded to Nicomedia to the emperor Maximinus, where, after delivering a speech in defence of the faith, he was starved for many days, tempted with meats offered to idols, and finally put to death in prison, Jan
Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza - The bishops reached Majuma, the port of Gaza, on May 1, and were followed in ten days by a commissioner named Cynegius, accompanied by the
Governor and a general officer with a large body of troops, by whom the imperial orders for the destruction of the temples were executed
Exile - After the second deporation, Gedeliah was appointed
Governor of Judah by the Babylonians but was assassinated (
2 Kings 24:25 ). Jews loyal to the Davidic tradition assassinated Gedaliah, the
Governor (
2 Kings 25:25 )
Meals - A "governor of the feast" (architriklinos , the Greek sumposiarchees , the Latin magister convivii ) superintended, tasting the food and liquors, and settling the order and rules of the entertainment (
John 2:8)
Reform - He refused to be made a king, or a
Governor, or a judge, or to be involved in any way, however remotely, in political revolution
Alexandrians - The
Governor Flaccus issued an edict in which he termed the Jews of Alexandria ‘strangers,’ thus depriving them of the rights of citizenship which they had enjoyed for centuries
New Testament - ...
6 Quirinis (Cyrenius)
Governor of Syria the second time...
Archelaus banished, and Judaea made a province of Syria
Feasts - Sometimes very large numbers were present,
Esther 1:3,5 Luke 14:16-24 ; and on such occasions a "governor of the feast" was appointed, whose social qualities, tact, firmness, and temperance fitted him to preside,
John 2:8
Daniel - ...
Daniel was made by Nebuchadnezzar,
Governor of Babylonia and president of the Babylonian "wise men," not to be confounded with the later Persian magi. a
Governor over a province, instead of its being left under the native kings (
2 Kings 25:23)
Domitian - The
Governor of Mœsia, Oppius Sabinus, was defeated and killed. Probably about the end of 89 Domitian triumphed over the Dacians and the Germans, whose
Governor, L
Nehemiah - Artaxerxes, "according to the good hand of Nehemiah's God upon him," granted him leave to go to Jerusalem for a time, and letters to the provincial
Governors beyond the Euphrates to convey him forward, and to Asaph to supply timber for the palace gates, etc. As "governor" (pechah , also tirshatha' ) he had an escort of cavalry, and so reached Jerusalem, where he stayed inactive three days, probably the usual term for purification after a journey. Nehemiah also remedied the state of debt and bondage of many Jews by forbidding usury and bond service, and set an example by not being chargeable all the twelve years that he was
Governor, as former
Governors had been, on the Jews; "so did not I," says he, "because of the fear of God" (Nehemiah 5). Then Shemaiah, suborned by Sanballat, tried to frighten him to flee into the temple, where he was detained by a vow (
1 Samuel 21:7), in order to delay the work and give an appearance of conscious guilt on the part of Nehemiah; but neither he nor the prophetess Noadiah could put him in fear, "should such a man as I (the
Governor who ought to animate others) flee!" Fearing God (
Nehemiah 6:9;
Nehemiah 6:14;
Nehemiah 5:15) I have none else to fear (
Isaiah 28:16)
Occupations And Professions in the Bible - Joseph was a
Governor (
Genesis 42:6 ) of Egypt. Where a military presence was necessary, a
Governor (
Matthew 27:2 ), or procurator , was used. The New Testament names only three men employed as
Governors in Palestine, although there were more: Pontius Pilate, Felix, and Festus. See Rome;
Governor
Atonement - The atonement for sin made by the death of Christ, is represented in the Christian system as the means by which mankind may be delivered from the awful catastrophe of eternal death; from judicial inflictions of the displeasure of a
Governor, whose authority has been contemned, and whose will has been resisted, which shall know no mitigation in their degree, nor bound to their duration. ...
This end it professes to accomplish by means which, with respect to the Supreme
Governor himself, preserve his character from mistake, and maintain the authority of his government; and with respect to man, give him the strongest possible reason for hope, and render more favourable the condition of his earthly probation. It is a principle therefore already laid down, that the authority of God must be preserved; but it ought to be remarked, that in that kind of administration which restrains evil by penalty, and encourages obedience by favour and hope, we and all moral creatures are the interested parties, and not the divine
Governor himself, whom, because of his independent and all- sufficient nature, our transgressions cannot injure
Pilate, Pontius - 36 the
Governor of Syria brought serious accusations against Pilate, and he was banished to Vienne in Gaul, where, according to tradition, he committed suicide
Sin - It is "not a mere violation of the law of our constitution, nor of the system of things, but an offence against a personal lawgiver and moral
Governor who vindicates his law with penalties
Thieves - 17:19, section 8; 20:8, section 10), and gave trouble to each successive Roman
Governor (Josephus, B
Damascus, Damascenes - The two versions of the story can be reconciled by supposing that the
Governor turned out the garrison and set a watch at the instigation of influential Jews, who represented St
Ship - "The
Governor" in
James 3:4 is the "helmsman" (kuberneetees ; the "owner" was naukleeros )
Mourning - The
Governor of the city had died the very morning of Dr
Roman Law in the nt - It is therefore a good test of accuracy in a historical writer to examine whether he names the Roman
Governor rightly in any given incident (see below). )...
Some imperatorial provinces were governed by procurators, such as Judaea (when it was not a dependen kingdom) and Cappadocia, though Judaea was not perhaps strictly a ‘province’; the
Governor of Egypt was called a prefect. 1, though this word is used generally of Roman
Governors
Against the decisions of both
Governors and kings there lay an appeal to the Emperor. ), and it gave them an appeal from a death sentence by a provincial
Governor (Hasting's Dictionary of the Bible (5 vols) iv