Greek · G3972

Παῦλος

(Little; but remotely from a derivative of , meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle

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ΠαῦλοςG3972

PronunciationPaûlos

What does Παῦλος (Paûlos) mean in the Bible?

Παῦλος (Paûlos) is a Greek word meaning "(little; but remotely from a derivative of , meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle".

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What does Παῦλος (Paûlos) mean in the Bible?

Παῦλος (Paûlos) is a Greek word meaning "(little; but remotely from a derivative of , meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle".

How does the BSB render G3972?

The BSB source-word alignment has 158 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Paul (133), Paul’s (4), of Paul (2), to Paul (2), - (1).

Where does Παῦλος (Paûlos) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 13:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (128), 1 Corinthians (8), Colossians (3), Philemon (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

Paul133×Acts 13:9, Acts 13:13, Acts 13:16, Acts 13:43

Paul’s4×Acts 16:14, Acts 19:29, Acts 21:11, Acts 27:11

of Paul2×Acts 19:11, 1 Corinthians 1:13

to Paul2×Acts 18:9, Acts 25:9

-1×Acts 15:2

. . .1×Acts 23:10

[after] Paul1×Acts 28:25

[But] Paul1×Acts 27:31

[he]1×Acts 24:10

[Since] Paul1×Acts 20:7

[So] Paul1×Acts 27:9

{Was} Paul1×1 Corinthians 1:13

as Paul1×Acts 20:9

of Paul’s1×Acts 23:16

on Paul1×Acts 18:12

Paul [replied]1×Acts 26:29

Paul {aboard}1×Acts 20:13

Paul {down}1×Acts 22:30

Paul’s [ life ]1×Acts 27:43

Paul’s case1×Acts 25:14

Paulus1×Acts 13:7

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First aligned rowActs 13:7

Aligned rows158

Books represented15

Acts128Romans11 Corinthians82 Corinthians2Galatians2Ephesians2Philippians1Colossians31 Thessalonians22 Thessalonians21 Timothy12 Timothy1Titus1Philemon32 Peter1

Source forms

Παῦλος78xPaulosActs 13:9, Acts 13:16, Acts 13:46, Acts 14:11

Παῦλον30xPaulonActs 13:13, Acts 13:50, Acts 14:12, Acts 14:19

Παύλου30xPaulouActs 13:45, Acts 14:9, Acts 15:12, Acts 16:14

Παύλῳ17xPaulōActs 13:7, Acts 13:43, Acts 15:2, Acts 15:22

Παῦλε2xPauleActs 26:24, Acts 27:24

Παῦλος»1xPaulosActs 16:28

Parsing patterns

Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular79xActs 13:9, Acts 13:16, Acts 13:46, Acts 14:11

Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular30xActs 13:13, Acts 13:50, Acts 14:12, Acts 14:19

Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular30xActs 13:45, Acts 14:9, Acts 15:12, Acts 16:14

Noun - Dative Masculine Singular17xActs 13:7, Acts 13:43, Acts 15:2, Acts 15:22

Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular2xActs 26:24, Acts 27:24

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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Παῦλος

What does Παῦλος (Paûlos) mean in the Bible?

What does Παῦλος (Paûlos) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render G3972?

Where does Παῦλος (Paûlos) appear in Scripture?

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