Τιβέριος G5086
Tiberius, Roman emperor (14-37 AD); personal name
Tiberius was the second Roman emperor, reigning from 14-37 AD during Jesus' ministry and crucifixion. He appears in Luke 3:1, which carefully dates the beginning of John the Baptist's ministry: 'in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar.' This chronological anchor places the gospel narrative in verifiable history. Cross-linguistic evidence shows consistent transliteration or Latin adaptation (Tiberius, Tibérios, Tibère), recognizing this as the historical emperor. The dating ties salvation history to world history.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name appearing in Luke 3:1 to date John the Baptist's ministry: 'in the fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar's reign.' This places John's emergence around 28-29 AD, anchoring the gospel in documented Roman history. Tiberius succeeded Augustus, reigning during all of Jesus' adult life. Translators universally preserve the name, recognizing the chronological precision linking redemptive history to secular timeline. 1×
AR["طِيبَارِيُوسَ"]·ben["তিবিরিয়ুসের"]·DE["Τιβερίου"]·EN["of-Tiberios"]·FR["Tibère"]·heb["טִיבֶרְיוֹס"]·HI["तिबेरियुस"]·ID["Tiberius"]·IT["tiberiou"]·jav["Tibérius"]·KO["디베료-의"]·PT["de-Tibério"]·RU["Тиверия"]·ES["de-Tibérios"]·SW["Tibérios"]·TR["Tiberius"]·urd["طِبریاس"]
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
Τιβέριος, -ου, ὁ, the Emperor Tiberius: Luk.3:1.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)