gallion

Acts 18:12

¹² And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

¹⁷ Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

Strong's Number:

G1058

Greek:

Γαλλίων

Transliteration:

Gallion

Pronunciation:

gal-lee'-own

Part of Speech:

Noun Masculine

Strong's Definition:

of Latin origin; Gallion (i.e. Gallio), a Roman officer:--Gallio.

IPD Definition:

Gallio = "One who lives on milk"

Junius Annaeus Gallio, the Roman proconsul of Achaia when Paul was at Corinth, 53 A.D., under the emperor Claudius. Acts 18:12. He was brother to Jucius Annaeus Seneca, the philosopher. Jerome in the Chronicle of Eusebius says that he committed suicide in 65 A.D. Winer thinks he was put to death by Nero.