Original: ἀνθύπατος

Transliteration: anthýpatos

Phonetic: anth-oo'-pat-os

Short Definition: Deputy

- Original: ἀνθύπατος

- Transliteration: Anthupatos

- Phonetic: anth-oo'-pat-os

- Definition:

1. a proconsul

a. the emperor Augustus divided the Roman provinces into senatorial and imperial. The former were governed by proconsuls; the later by legates of the emperor, sometimes called propraetors

- Origin: from G473 and a superlative of G5228

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: From G473 and a superlative of G5228; instead of the highest officer that is (specifically) a Roman proconsul: - deputy.