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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Παῦλος G3972

Pronunciation Paûlos

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

Paul 133× Acts 13:9, Acts 13:13, Acts 13:16, Acts 13:43

Paul’s 4× Acts 16:14, Acts 19:29, Acts 21:11, Acts 27:11

of Paul 2× Acts 19:11, 1 Corinthians 1:13

to Paul 2× Acts 18:9, Acts 25:9

- 1× Acts 15:2

. . . 1× Acts 23:10

[after] Paul 1× Acts 28:25

[But] Paul 1× Acts 27:31

[he] 1× Acts 24:10

[Since] Paul 1× Acts 20:7

[So] Paul 1× Acts 27:9

{Was} Paul 1× 1 Corinthians 1:13

as Paul 1× Acts 20:9

of Paul’s 1× Acts 23:16

on Paul 1× 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 case 1× Acts 25:14

Paulus 1× Acts 13:7

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First aligned row Acts 13:7

Aligned rows 158

Books represented 15

Acts 128 Romans 1 1 Corinthians 8 2 Corinthians 2 Galatians 2 Ephesians 2 Philippians 1 Colossians 3 1 Thessalonians 2 2 Thessalonians 2 1 Timothy 1 2 Timothy 1 Titus 1 Philemon 3 2 Peter 1

Source forms

Παῦλος 78x Paulos Acts 13:9, Acts 13:16, Acts 13:46, Acts 14:11

Παῦλον 30x Paulon Acts 13:13, Acts 13:50, Acts 14:12, Acts 14:19

Παύλου 30x Paulou Acts 13:45, Acts 14:9, Acts 15:12, Acts 16:14

Παύλῳ 17x Paulō Acts 13:7, Acts 13:43, Acts 15:2, Acts 15:22

Παῦλε 2x Paule Acts 26:24, Acts 27:24

Παῦλος» 1x Paulos Acts 16:28

Parsing patterns

Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 79x Acts 13:9, Acts 13:16, Acts 13:46, Acts 14:11

Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 30x Acts 13:13, Acts 13:50, Acts 14:12, Acts 14:19

Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 30x Acts 13:45, Acts 14:9, Acts 15:12, Acts 16:14

Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 17x Acts 13:7, Acts 13:43, Acts 15:2, Acts 15:22

Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular 2x Acts 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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