Φαραώ G5328
Pharao -- Pharaoh, the royal title of the kings of ancient Egypt
Pharao is the Greek indeclinable form of the Hebrew par'oh, itself derived from Egyptian pr-aa ('great house'), which became the standard title for Egypt's monarchs. In the New Testament it refers specifically to the unnamed Pharaoh of the Exodus narrative, appearing in Stephen's speech (Acts 7:10, 13, 21), Paul's discussion of divine sovereignty in hardening Pharaoh's heart (Rom 9:17), and the description of Moses's faith in rejecting his identity as Pharaoh's adopted grandson (Heb 11:24). Every target language preserves the title with near-identical spelling -- Spanish Farao, French Pharaon, German Pharao -- reflecting its universal recognition as a historical royal designation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The royal title of the king of Egypt, used in the New Testament exclusively in reference to the Pharaoh of the Exodus period. Stephen recounts how Pharaoh elevated Joseph (Acts 7:10), how Joseph's family was made known to Pharaoh (Acts 7:13), and how Pharaoh's daughter adopted Moses (Acts 7:21). Paul invokes Pharaoh as the paradigm of divine hardening and sovereignty (Rom 9:17), and Hebrews celebrates Moses's refusal to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter (Heb 11:24). The name is universally preserved across languages -- Spanish Farao, French Pharaon, German Pharao -- confirming a single proper-title identity. 5×
AR["فِرْعَوْن", "فِرْعَوْنَ"]·ben["ফরৌণকে", "ফরৌণের", "ফরৌণের-কাছে"]·DE["Pharao", "Φαραὼ"]·EN["Pharao", "Pharaō", "of-Pharaō"]·FR["Pharao", "Pharaon"]·heb["פַּרְעֹה"]·HI["फ़िरौन", "फ़िरौन;", "फिरौन", "फिरौन-की"]·ID["Firaun", "Firaun,", "Firaun;"]·IT["Faraone", "pharaō"]·jav["Firaun", "Firaun,", "Pir’un"]·KO["바로-에게", "바로-의", "바로에게", "바로의"]·PT["Faraó", "Faraó,", "de-Faraó"]·RU["Фараона", "для-", "фараона", "фараоном", "фараону"]·ES["Pharaò", "Pharaṓ", "de-Pharaō", "de-Pharaṓ"]·SW["Farao", "wa-Farao"]·TR["-o", "Firavun", "Firavun'a", "Firavun'un"]·urd["فرعون", "فرعون-کی", "فرعون-کے"]
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
Φαραώ, ὁ indecl. (in FlJ, Ant., viii, 6, 2, Φαραών, -ῶνος), (Heb. פַּרְעֹה), Pharaoh, the general title of the kings of Egypt: Act.7:13, 21, Rom.9:17, Heb.11:24; Φ. βασιλεὺς Αἰγύπτου, Act.7:10.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)