Bernice

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(bringing rectory). Eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa (Acts 12:1¹Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. (Acts 12:1)), and sister of the younger Agrippi (Acts 25:13-23; 26:30¹³And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus. ¹⁴And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix: ¹⁵About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him. ¹⁶To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him. ¹⁷Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth. ¹⁸Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed: ¹⁹But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. ²⁰And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters. ²¹But 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. ²²Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. ²³And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth. (Acts 25:13‑23)
³⁰And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: (Acts 26:30)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Daughter of Agrippa I., and wife of Herod of Chalcis. She visited Caesarea with her brother Agrippa II., and heard Paul’s defense (Acts 25:13,23¹³And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus. (Acts 25:13)
²³And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth. (Acts 25:23); Acts 26:30³⁰And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: (Acts 26:30)). She afterward married Polemon II. king of Pontus or Cilicia; but eventually became mistress of both Vespasian and Titus: in all this keeping up the dissolute character of the Herods. Often called BERENICE by historians.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

959 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Βερνίκη

Transliteration:

Bernike

Phonic:

ber-nee’-kay

Meaning:

from a provincial form of 5342 and 3529; victorious; Bernice, a member of the Herodian family

KJV Usage:

Bernice

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

bear thou victory

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Bringing victory; victorious:―eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa, Acts 25:13. {Reportans victoriam}