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Proconsul

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: P By: James P. Boyd

Acts 13:7; 19:38

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(for a consul). A Roman official, beneath a consul, who exercised authority in a province. Appointed by the senate (Acts 13:7; 19:38⁷Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. (Acts 13:7)
³⁸Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. (Acts 19:38)).

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