Πόρκιος G4201
Porkios; Porcius (Latin praenomen, as in Porcius Festus)
This is the transliteration of the Latin name Porcius, the family name (nomen) of Porcius Festus, the Roman governor who succeeded Felix in Judea. In Acts 24:27, the reference identifies the new procurator who inherited Paul's case. Roman naming conventions used three names; Porcius was the family name indicating clan membership. Festus' tenure (c. 59-62 AD) saw Paul's appeal to Caesar and eventual journey to Rome.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The Latin family name Porcius, specifically referring to Porcius Festus who became procurator of Judea in Acts 24:27. This Roman governor succeeded Felix and dealt with Paul's ongoing imprisonment and appeal. Multilingual evidence shows transliteration ('Porkios', 'Pórkios') or Latin form ('Pudens' appears to be an error). The name anchors the narrative in Roman administrative history, with Festus proving more judicious than his predecessor Felix. 1×
AR["بُورْكِيُوسَ"]·ben["পর্কিয়"]·DE["Πόρκιον"]·EN["Porkios"]·FR["Prisca"]·heb["פּוֹרְקִיוֹס"]·HI["पुरकियुस"]·ID["Porkios"]·IT["Porzio"]·jav["Porkius"]·KO["보르기오"]·RU["Поркия"]·ES["Pórkios"]·SW["Porkio"]·TR["Porkius"]·urd["پرکیس"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Πόρκιος, -ου, ὁ Porcius, prænomen of Porcius Festus (see: Φῆστος): Act.24:27.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)