Word Study · Strong's G5347 · Greek
Φῆστος
Phestos
face'-tos
Strong's 1890 spelling: Phēstos
“festal”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
festal; Phestus (i.e. Festus), a Roman
Rendered in the KJV as
Festus.
- 13occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- Φῆστος6
- Φῆστε,1
- Φῆστον1
- Φῆστον,1
- Φῆστον.1
- Φῆστος·1
- Φήστου1
- Φήστῳ1
How it is rendered · 5
- Festus8
- Festus,2
- Festus;1
- Festus.1
- to Festus1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular7
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
- noun · vocative (address) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSM-P · 7
- N-ASM-P · 3
- N-DSM-P · 1
- N-GSM-P · 1
- N-VSM-P · 1
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Acts13 occurrences
- Acts 24:27Φῆστον,phēstonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAfter two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.here: Festus,
- Acts 25:1Φῆστοςphēstosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThree days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,here: Festus
- Acts 25:4Φῆστοςphēstosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.here: Festus
- Acts 25:9Φῆστοςphēstosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”here: Festus
- Acts 25:12Φῆστοςphēstosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”here: Festus
- Acts 25:13Φῆστον.phēstonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAfter several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.here: Festus.
- Acts 25:14Φῆστοςphēstosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSince they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.here: Festus
- Acts 25:22Φῆστονphēstonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThen Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.here: Festus
- Acts 25:23Φήστουphēstounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThe next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.here: Festus
- Acts 25:24Φῆστος·phēstosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.here: Festus;
- Acts 26:24Φῆστοςphēstosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAt this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”here: Festus
- Acts 26:25Φῆστε,phēstenoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularBut Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.here: Festus,
- Acts 26:32Φήστῳphēstōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularAnd Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”here: to Festus