ΚΩΠΩΝΙΟΣ, κωπωνιος
KŌPŌNIOS, kōpōnios
Sounds Like: koh-POH-nee-oss
Translations: Coponius
From the root: ΚΩΠΩΝΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is the name of Coponius, the first Roman procurator of Judea, appointed by Augustus in 6 AD. He was a Roman equestrian who governed Judea after the deposition of Archelaus, Herod the Great's son. His role was to oversee the region and ensure Roman authority.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΩΠΩΝΙΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΩΠΩΝΙΟΥ — of Coponius
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