Luke 3:1

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
Ἐν
G1722 PREP
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
ἔτει
G2094 N-DSN
etos
a year
  • year
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ
G4003 A-DSN
pentekaidekatos
five and tenth
  • the fifteenth
τῆς
G3588 T-GSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἡγεμονίας
G2231 N-GSF
hēgemonia
government, i.e., (in time) official term
  • chief command, rule, sovereignty
    • of the reign of a Roman emperor
Τιβερίου
G5086 N-GSM-P
tiberios
from the Tiber (as god-river)
probably pertaining to the river Tiberis or Tiber; Tiberius, a Roman emperor
  • the second Roman emperor
Καίσαρος
G2541 N-GSM-T
kaisar
severed
Caesar, a title of the Roman emperor
  • the surname of Julius Caesar, which adopted by Octavius Augustus and his successors afterwards became a title, and was appropriated by the Roman emperors as part of their title
ἡγεμονεύοντος
G2230 V-PAP-GSM
hēgemoneuō
to act as ruler
  • to be leader, to lead the way
  • "to rule, command
    • of a province, to be governor of a province
    • "said of a proconsul, of a procurator
Ποντίου
G4194 N-GSM-P
pontios
of the sea
apparently bridged; Pontius, a Roman
  • the sixth Roman procurator of Judah who crucified Christ
Πιλάτου
G4091 N-GSM-P
pilatos
armed with a spear
close-pressed, i.e., firm; Pilatus, a Roman
  • the sixth Roman procurator of Judah and Samaria who ordered Christ to be crucified
τῆς
G3588 T-GSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Ἰουδαίας
G2449 N-GSF-L
ioudaia
he shall be praised
the Judaean land (i.e., Judaea), a region of Palestine
  • in a narrower sense, to the southern portion of Palestine lying on this side of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, to distinguish it from Samaria, Galilee, Peraea, and Idumaea
  • "in a broader sense, referring to all Palestine
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
τετραρχοῦντος
G5075
tetrarcheō
to be a tetrarch
  • to be a governor of a tetrarchy, be tetrarch of a region
τῆς
G3588 T-GSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Γαλιλαίας
G1056 N-GSF-L
galilaia
circuit
Galilaea (i.e., the heathen circle), a region of Palestine
  • the name of a region of northern Palestine
Ἡρῴδου
G2264 N-GSM-P
hērōdēs
heroic
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
  • the name of a royal family that flourished among the Jews in the times of Christ and the Apostles
    • Herod the Great (the ruler of Judaea when Jesus Christ was born
    • "Herod surnamed ___%___Antipas,___%___ the son of Herod the Great, (the ruler during the latter part of Jesus' earthly life"Herod Agrippa I, the son of Aristobulus and Berenice and grandson of Herod the Great, (he ordered James to be executed and imprisoned Peter)"Herod Agrippa II (referred to in the New Testament simply as Agrippa), son of Herod Agrippa I (he was almost persuaded to become a Christian by Paul's arguments)
Φιλίππου
G5376 N-GSM-P
philippos
lover of horses
fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
  • an apostle of Christ
  • "an evangelist and one of the seven deacons of the Jerusalem church"Philip the tetrarch of Trachonitis (see Luke 3:1)"Caesarea Philippi
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
τοῦ
G3588 T-GSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἀδελφοῦ
G80 N-GSM
adelphos
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G0001)
  • a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother
  • "having the same national ancestor, belonging to the same people, or countryman"any fellow or man"a fellow believer, united to another by the bond of affection"an associate in employment or office"brethren in Christ
    • his brothers by blood
    • "all men"apostles"Christians, as those who are exalted to the same heavenly place
αὐτοῦ
G846 P-GSM
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
  • "he, she, it"the same
τετραρχοῦντος
G5075
tetrarcheō
to be a tetrarch
  • to be a governor of a tetrarchy, be tetrarch of a region
τῆς
G3588 T-GSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Ἰτουραίας
G2484 A-GSF-L
itouraia
past the limits, he will arrange
Ituraea (i.e., Jetur), a region of Palestine
  • a mountainous region, lying northeast of Palestine and west of Damascus
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
Τραχωνίτιδος
G5139 A-GSF-L
trachōnitis
a rugged region
rough district; Trachonitis, a region of Syria
  • a rough region, inhabited by robbers, situated between Antilibanus on the west and on the east by the mountains of Batanaea and on the north by the territory of Damascus
χώρας
G5561 N-GSF
chōra
room, i.e., a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants)
  • the space lying between two places or limits
  • "a region or country i.e., a tract of land
    • the (rural) region surrounding a city or village, the country
    • "the region with towns and villages which surround a metropolis
    land which is ploughed or cultivated, ground
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
Λυσανίου
G3078 N-GSM-P
lysanias
that drives away sorrow
grief-dispelling; Lysanias, a governor of Abilene
  • a tetrarch of Abilene (i.e., the district around Abila) in the thirteenth year of Tiberias (AD29), at the time when Herod Antipas was tetrarch of Galilee and when Herod Philip was tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis
τῆς
G3588 T-GSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Ἀβιληνῆς
G9 N-GSF-L
abilēnē
grassy meadow
Abilene, a region of Syria
  • a region of Syria between Lebanon and Hermon towards Phoenicia, 18 miles (29 km) from Damascus and Heliopolis in a remarkable gorge called ___%___Suk Wadi Barada___%___
τετραρχοῦντος
G5075
tetrarcheō
to be a tetrarch
  • to be a governor of a tetrarchy, be tetrarch of a region

Ἐν ἔτει δὲ πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ τῆς ἡγεμονίας Τιβερίου Καίσαρος ἡγεμονεύοντος Ποντίου Πιλάτου τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ τετραρχοῦντος τῆς Γαλιλαίας Ἡρῴδου Φιλίππου δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ τετραρχοῦντος τῆς Ἰτουραίας καὶ Τραχωνίτιδος χώρας καὶ Λυσανίου τῆς Ἀβιληνῆς τετραρχοῦντος
1
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Cross References

Matthew 27:2

καὶ δήσαντες αὐτὸν ἀπήγαγον καὶ παρέδωκαν αὐτὸν Ποντίῳ Πιλάτῳ τῷ ἡγεμόνι
2
And when they had bound him, they led away, him and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

Luke 23:24

δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἐπέκρινεν γενέσθαι τὸ αἴτημα αὐτῶν·
24
And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

Luke 9:7

Ἤκουσεν δὲ Ἡρῴδης τετράρχης τὰ γινόμενα ὑπ' αὐτοῦ πάντα καὶ διηπόρει διὰ τὸ λέγεσθαι ὑπό τινων ὅτι Ἰωάννης ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶν
7
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;

Luke 23:6

Πιλᾶτος δὲ ἀκούσας Γαλιλαίαν ἐπηρώτησεν εἰ ἄνθρωπος Γαλιλαῖός ἐστιν·
6
When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

Genesis 49:10

לֹֽא-יָסוּר שֵׁבֶט מִֽיהוּדָה וּמְחֹקֵק מִבֵּין רַגְלָיו עַד כִּֽי-יָבֹא ‫(שילה)‬ שִׁילוֹ וְלוֹ יִקְּהַת עַמִּֽים׃
10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Luke 2:1

Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἐξῆλθεν δόγμα παρὰ Καίσαρος Αὐγούστου ἀπογράφεσθαι πᾶσαν τὴν οἰκουμένην
1
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

Acts 4:27

συνήχθησαν γὰρ ἐπ' ἀληθείας ἐπὶ τὸν ἅγιον παῖδά σου Ἰησοῦν ὃν ἔχρισας Ἡρῴδης τε καὶ Πόντιος Πιλᾶτος σὺν ἔθνεσιν καὶ λαοῖς Ἰσραήλ
27
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

Matthew 14:3

γὰρ Ἡρῴδης κρατήσας τὸν Ἰωάννην ἔδησεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἔθετο ἐν φυλακῇ διὰ Ἡρῳδιάδα τὴν γυναῖκα Φιλίππου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ·
3
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

Matthew 14:1

Ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ ἤκουσεν Ἡρῴδης τετράρχης τὴν ἀκοὴν Ἰησοῦ
1
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

Acts 26:30

καὶ ταῦτα εἰπόντος αὐτοῦ Ἀνέστη βασιλεὺς καὶ ἡγεμὼν τε Βερνίκη Καὶ οἱ συγκαθήμενοι αὐτοῖς
30
And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

Luke 3:19

δὲ Ἡρῴδης τετράρχης ἐλεγχόμενος ὑπ' αὐτοῦ περὶ Ἡρῳδιάδος τῆς γυναικὸς φιλίππου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν πονηρῶν Ἡρῴδης
19
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

Mark 6:17

Αὐτὸς γὰρ Ἡρῴδης ἀποστείλας ἐκράτησεν τὸν Ἰωάννην καὶ ἔδησεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ διὰ Ἡρῳδιάδα τὴν γυναῖκα Φιλίππου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ ὅτι αὐτὴν ἐγάμησεν·
17
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.

Acts 24:27

Διετίας δὲ πληρωθείσης ἔλαβεν διάδοχον Φῆλιξ Πόρκιον Φῆστον θέλων τε χάριτας καταθέσθαι τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις Φῆλιξ κατέλιπεν τὸν Παῦλον δεδεμένον
27
But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

Acts 23:26

Κλαύδιος Λυσίας τῷ κρατίστῳ ἡγεμόνι Φήλικι χαίρειν
26
Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

Luke 23:1

Καὶ ἀναστὰν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος αὐτῶν ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸν Πιλᾶτον
1
And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.