This is the name of Pilate: Roman governor who presided over Jesus' trial.
Definition
Πόντιος, -ου, ὁ
Pontius, the prænomen of Pilate (see: Πειλᾶτος), Matthew 27:2 (Rec., WH, mg.), Luke 3:1, Acts 4:27, 1 Timothy 6:13.
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- Luke 3:1Ποντίου · [while] PontiusIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
- Acts 4:27Πόντιος · PontiusIn fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
- 1 Timothy 6:13Ποντίου · PontiusI charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate: