G4193 G4193
Pontikos; a person from Pontus (region on the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor)
This ethnic adjective identifies someone from Pontus, a region along the southern coast of the Black Sea in northern Asia Minor. In Acts 18:2, it describes Aquila as 'a Pontian' or 'from Pontus,' providing geographical background for this tentmaker couple who became Paul's ministry partners. Pontus was known for agriculture and trade, and had a significant Jewish population. Understanding Aquila's origin helps explain his presence in Rome and later Corinth.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The ethnic-geographic identifier for Aquila in Acts 18:2, marking him as from Pontus in northern Asia Minor. This region had substantial Jewish communities. Multilingual glosses maintain the ethnic designation ('Pontikos', 'póntico', 'Pontique'), though German preserves the Greek form. Aquila's Pontic origin explains his journey westward to Rome, then to Corinth where he met Paul, eventually becoming a key ministry partner. 1×
AR["بُنْطِيًّا"]·ben["পন্তীয়"]·DE["Ποντικὸν"]·EN["Pontikos"]·FR["Pontique"]·heb["פּוֹנְטִי"]·HI["पुन्तुस-का"]·ID["dari-Pontus"]·IT["Pontico"]·jav["Pontus"]·KO["본도"]·RU["Понтийца"]·ES["póntico"]·SW["Mpontiko"]·TR["Pontuslu"]·urd["پُنتُسی"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
from Pontus, Pontic , 8th/7th c.BC δένδρεον, probably, the bird-cherry , Refs 5th c.BC (Middle Liddel)