Gallio
Gallio, the Roman proconsul of Achaia, refused to judge Paul when the Jews brought charges against him in Corinth.
The name Gallio means “who sucks, or lives on milk”
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Summary
A man living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Acts 18:12; only referred to as Gallio (Γαλλίων).
Events
Dates are approximate
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΓαλλίωνGallio
Mentions
Includes 2 verses that refer to Gallio without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.
- But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.
- Acts 18:15Referred to, not namedBut since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”
- Acts 18:16Referred to, not namedAnd he drove them away from the judgment seat.
- At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.