Bible Names N-Z

Pilate in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

PILATE, PONTIUS. Connected with the Pontian clan (gens), first remarkable in the person of Pontius Telesinus, the great Samnite general. Pilate is probably from pileus, "the cap of freedom,"which manumitted slaves received; Pilate being perhaps descended from a freedman. Sixth Roman procurator of Judaea, appointed in Tiberius' 12th year (A.D. ...

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Pispa in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

pis'-pa (picpa', "dipersion," the King James Version Pispah): A son of Jether, an Asherite (1 Ch 7:38)....

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Phygellus in Easton's Bible Dictionary

fugitive, a Christian of Asia, who "turned away" from Paul during his second imprisonment at Rome (2 Tim. 1:15). Nothing more is known of him....

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Pispah in Naves Topical Bible

-An Asherite 1Ch 7:38...

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Philetus in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Coupled with Hymenaeus as "erring" (missing the aim: estocheesan), and holding that "the resurrection is past already" (2 Timothy 2:17), as if it were merely the spiritual raising of souls from the death of sin: perverting Romans 6:4; Ephesians 2:6; Colossians 2:12; compare 1 Corinthians 15:12, etc. (See HYMENAEUS.) So the Seleucians or Hermia...

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Phinehas in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

fin'-e-as, -az, fin'-e-has, -haz (pinechac, "mouth of brass"): (1) Son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron (Ex 6:25; compare 1 Ch 6:4; Ezr 7:5, where he is seen to be an ancestor of Ezra). He took a leading part in cleansing Israel from whoredom at Shittim. He there punished the brazen licentiousness of Zimri, prince of Sirecon, by slaying both ...

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Phlegon in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(burning), a Christian at Rome whom St. Paul salutes. Ro 16:14 (A.D.55.) Pseudo-Hippolytus makes him one of the seventy disciples and bishop of Marathon....

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