noun · masculine
fēstos
Strong’sG5347
Festus
stem fēst-13 times in the New Testament5 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Φῆστος is a personal name, Festus, borne by a Roman official who served as procurator (governor) of Judaea 13. Strong's notes that the name is of Latin origin and connects it with the idea of "festal" 2. Dodson likewise glosses it simply as the name "Festus" 4.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(Porcius), Festus, procurator of Judæa:
(From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
13 occurrences, every one of them listed
fēstos“Festus”subjectnominative singular7×
Acts 25:1Fēstos oun epibainarantos ta eparcheia meta treis …… after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
Acts 25:4tos men oun Fēstos apokrinita tērorō ton Paulon eis Kaisareian, …But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in …
Acts 25:9tos Fēstos de thelarōntos toi Ioudaioi charitan katatithera …But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a …
Acts 25:12tote tos Fēstos sullalarantos meta teu sumboulieu apokrinita; Kaisaron …Then Festus conferred with his council and replied …
Acts 25:14… de polloterain hēmerain diatribale ekei, tos Fēstos to basilevo anatitheta teim kata ton …Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the …
Acts 25:24kai fēatō tos Fēstos; Agrippor basilevor kai pantoir tois sumpareiarōntoir …Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who …
Acts 26:24Houteim de autou apologorōntou tos Fēstos mega ta fōna fēatō; Mainosō, Paulor; …At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You …
fēston“Festus”objectaccusative singular3×
Acts 24:27… plērirantau labata diadochon tos Fēlikos Porkion Fēston; thelarōntos tē charitan katatithera toi Ioudaioi …… passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews …
Acts 25:13… Bernikas katantala eis Kaisareian aspazerantois ton Fēston.… Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
Acts 25:22Agrippos de pros ton Fēston; Boulome kai autos tou anthrōpou akouara. …Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this …
fēstor“Festus”direct addressvocative singular1×
Acts 26:25… de Paulos; Ouk mainomō, fēatō, kratistor Fēstor, alla alētheiau kai sōfrosunau rēmeim apofthengomō.… I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth …
fēstou“Festus”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 25:23… exochan tau polau kai keleuarantou tou Fēstou agita tos Paulos.… leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
fēsto“Festus”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 26:32Agrippos de to Fēsto fēate; Apoluorē dunote tos anthrōpos houtos …And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released …