noun · masculine
fēstos
GreekΦῆστος (fēstos)
Strong’sG5347
Festus
stem fēst-13 times in the New Testament5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φῆστος, -ου, ὁ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5347 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidface'-tos
festal; Phestus (i.e. Festus), a Roman
Fromof Latin derivation;
King JamesFestus.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | fēstos7×Φῆστος | fēstois |
| object accusative | fēston3×Φῆστον | fēstoin |
| direct address vocative | fēstor1×Φῆστε | fēstoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | fēstou1×Φήστου | fēstoiu |
| to, for dative | fēsto1×Φήστῳ | fēstoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
fēsto is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
13 occurrences, every one of them listed
fēstos“Festus”subjectnominative singular7×
Acts 25:1“Festus”Fēstos oun epibainaratos ta eparcheia meta treis hēmerain anabainata eis Hierosolumeim apo Kaisareiau,Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
Acts 25:4“Festus”tos men oun Fēstos apokrinita tērirō ton Paulon eis Kaisareian, heauton de mellarō en tache ekporeuerō;But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
Acts 25:9“Festus”tos Fēstos de thelarōtos toi Ioudaioi charian katatithera apokriniratos to Paulo legata; Thelasō eis Hierosolumeim anabainaratos ekei peri houteiu krinira epi mu?But 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?”
Acts 25:12“Festus”tote tos Fēstos sullalaratos meta teu sumboulieu apokrinita; Kaisaron epikalesē, epi Kaisaron poreuesi.Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
Acts 25:14“Festus”hōs de polloterain hēmerain diatribale ekei, tos Fēstos to basilevo anatitheta teim kata ton Paulon legarōtos; Anēros tinos atō kataleipirētos hupo Fēlixou desmios,Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.
Acts 25:24“Festus”kai fēatō tos Fēstos; Agrippaor basilevor kai pantoir toir sumpareiarōtoir ni anēroir, theōravō houton peri hou hapantem tem plēthem toiu Ioudaioiu entunchanala mi en tē Hierosolumei kai enthade, boarōtois mē darō auton zōarō mēketi.Then 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.
Acts 26:24“Festus”Houteim de autou apologerōtou tos Fēstos mega ta fōna fēatō; Mainesō, Paulor; teim polleim sin grammeim eis manian peritrepatō.At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
fēston“Festus”objectaccusative singular3×
Acts 24:27“Festus”Dietiau de plēriratau lambata diadochon tos Fēlixos Porkion Fēston; thelarōtos tē charian katatithera toi Ioudaioi tos Fēlixos kataleipata ton Paulon dirēton.After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
Acts 25:13“Festus”Hēmeraiu de diaginerataiu tinaiu Agrippaos tos basilevos kai Bernikas katantala eis Kaisareian aspazeratois ton Fēston.After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
Acts 25:22“Festus”Agrippaos de pros ton Fēston; Bouleme kai autos tou anthrōpou akouara. Aurion, fēatō, akouesi autou.Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.
fēstor“Festus”direct addressvocative singular1×
Acts 26:25“Festus”tos de Paulos; Ouk mainemō, fēatō, kratistor Fēstor, alla alētheiau kai sōfrosunau rēmeim apofthengemō.But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
fēstou“Festus”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 25:23“Festus”Ta oun epaurion ercharatou tou Agrippaou kai tau Bernikau meta pollau fantasiau kai eisercharatoiu eis tem akroatēriem sun tē chiliarchoi kai anēroi toi kata exochan tau politau kai keleuaratou tou Fēstou agita tos Paulos.The 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.
fēsto“Festus”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 26:32“Festus”Agrippaos de to Fēsto fēate; Apoluirē dunete tos anthrōpos houtos ei mē epikaletelē Kaisaron.And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”