Greek word · G493

Ἀντίπας

antipas

Antipas

Appears once in the Greek New Testament.

What it means

Ἀντίπας (T, Ἀντείπας), -α (in some MSS. it appears to be indecl.; but see M, Proverbs 12:1-28; it is abbrev. from Ἀντίπατρος), ὁ,

Antipas: Revelation 2:13.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Revelation · 1

Revelation 2:13 Ἀντιπᾶς of Antipas

I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.

Here: A short form of Antipatros, a common Greek name. He is known only from this verse. The name stands in the nominative (subject) form where Greek would normally use 'of Antipas'. John often leaves titles in the nominative this way (compare 1:5), and that makes 'Antipas, the faithful witness' stand out like an inscription.

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