Augustus
And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy,
they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto [one]
named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band....
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But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of
Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to
Caesar....
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But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of
death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have
determined to send him....
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Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August
AD 14) was the first ruler of the Roman Empire, which he ruled
alone from January 27 BC until his death in AD 14.[note 1]
Born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, he was adopted posthumously by
his great-uncle Gaius Julius Caesar in 44 BC, and between then
and 31 BC was officially named Gaius J...
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o-gus'-tus Augoustos:
(1) The first Roman emperor, and noteworthy in Bible history
as the emperor in whose reign the Incarnation took place (Lk
2:1). His original name was Caius Octavius Caepias and he was
born in 63 BC, the year of Cicero's consulship. He was the
grand-nephew of Julius Caesar, his mother Atia having been the
daughter of Julia...
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An important Roman emperor
Lu 2:1; Ac 25:21,25; 27:1...
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(venerable) Cae'sar the first Roman emperor. He was born
A.U.C. 691, B.C. 63. His father was Caius Octavius; his mother
Atia, daughter of Julia the sister of C. Julius Caesar. He was
principally educated by his great-uncle Julius Caesar, and was
made his heir. After his murder, the young Octavius, then
Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus, was taken...
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the cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar
Octavianus, during whose reign Christ was born (Luke
2:1). His
decree that "all the world should be taxed" was the
divinely
ordered occasion of Jesus' being born, according to
prophecy
(Micah 5:2), in Bethlehem. This name being simply a
title
meaning "majesty" or "venerable," first ...
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The first Roman emperor, reigning at Christ's birth (Luke 2:1,
etc.). His decree that all the world should be taxed, each
going to his own city, was the divinely ordered (Micah 5:2)
occasion of Jesus' birth taking place at Bethlehem. Born 63
B.C. Also called Octavius and Octavianus from his father, who
died while he was young. Educated by his ...
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