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Phélix <a href="../greek/5345.htm" title="5345">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Phélix: Felix</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Φῆλιξ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Phélix<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>FAY-liks<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(fay'-lix)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Felix<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Felix, third name of (Marcus) Antonius Felix, procurator of the Roman province Judea from an uncertain date (before A.D. 52 ?) till A.D. 59.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Of Latin origin<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for the name Felix, as it is of Latin origin and specific to the Roman context of the New Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The name "Felix" means "happy" or "fortunate" in Latin. In the New Testament, Felix is a Roman governor of Judea who is known for his interactions with the Apostle Paul. He is depicted as a man who, despite his position of power, is intrigued by Paul's message but ultimately swayed by political expediency and personal gain.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Felix was a Roman procurator of Judea from approximately AD 52 to 58. He was known for his harsh and corrupt rule, which included accepting bribes and using his position for personal enrichment. His governance was marked by unrest and dissatisfaction among the Jewish population. Felix's tenure is historically noted for its political instability and his inability to effectively manage the tensions between the Jewish populace and Roman authority.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5344</b> <i>Phḗliks</i> – <i>Felix</i>, the governor of Judea (<smallcaps>ad</smallcaps> 52-60) who persecuted the Jews and flagrantly used bribes, unethical informers, and torture.</p><p class="discovery">For example, he methodically hunted down the leaders of the Zealots to severely punish them, as well as any Jewish group he considered "seditious" (Ac 21:38).</p><p class="discovery">[One group, called the Assassins (literally "dagger men"), were true to their nam!]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Latin origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"fortunate," Felix, a governor of Judea<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Felix (9).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5344: Φῆλιξ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Φῆλιξ</span></span> (Lachmann <span class="greek2">Φῆλιξ</span> (so <span class="manuref">Tr</span> in <a href="/interlinear/acts/24-22.htm">Acts 24:22</a> (by mistake?)); cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lipsius</span>, Grammat. Untersuch., p. 37; <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 13 (12); (<span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> Proleg., p. 104; and references under the word <span class="greek2">κῆρυξ</span>)) (literally, 'happy', 'fortunate'), <span class="greek2">Φήλικος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (Claudius (but in <span class="abbreviation">Tacitus</span>, hist. 5, 9 called Antonius)) <span class="accented">Felix,</span> the eleventh procurator of Judaea (apparently between <DATE_RANGE:52><span class="date">A.D. 52</span> and 60). He was a freedman of Claudius and his mother Antonia, and the brother of Pallas, the powerful favorite of the emperor. He first married Drusilla ((?) see Dict. of Greek and Rom. Biogr. under the word, 4), the granddaughter of Cleopatra and Antony; and afterward Drusilla, the daughter of Derod Agrippa. According to <span class="abbreviation">Tacitus</span>, "<span class="latin">per omnem saevitiam ac libidinem jus regium servili ingenio exercuit</span>," and by his cruelty and injustice he stimulated the rage of the turbulent Jews against the Roman rule. When he had retired from the province and come to Rome, the Jews of Caesarea accused him before the emperor, but through the intercession of his brother Pallas he was acquitted by Nero (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Tacitus</span>, hist. 5, 9, 5f; annal. 12, 54; <span class="abbreviation">Suetonius</span>, vit. Claudii, 28; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 20, 7, 1f and 8, 5f; 7, 9; <span class="abbreviation">b. j.</span> 2, 13): <a href="/interlinear/acts/23-24.htm">Acts 23:24, 26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/24-3.htm">Acts 24:3, 22, 24f, 27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/25-14.htm">Acts 25:14</a>. Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s RWB, under the word; Paret in <span class="abbreviation">Herzog</span> iv. 354; (V. <span class="abbreviation">Schmidt</span> in <span class="abbreviation">Herzog</span> edition 2, iv. 518f); Overbeck in <span class="abbreviation">Schenkel</span> ii., 263f; <span class="abbreviation">Schürer</span>, Neutest. Zeitgesch., p. 303f § 19, 4; (Farrar, St. Paul, chapter xli.).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Felix. <p>Of Latin origin; happy; Phelix (i.e. Felix), a Roman -- Felix. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Φηλικα Φήλικα Φηλικι Φήλικι Φηλικος Φήλικος Φηλιξ Φῆλιξ Phelika Phēlika Phḗlika Pheliki Phēliki Phḗliki Phelikos Phēlikos Phḗlikos Phelix Phêlix Phēlix Phē̂lix<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/23-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 23:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διασώσωσι πρὸς <b>Φήλικα</b> τὸν ἡγεμόνα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on and bring him safely <span class="itali">to Felix</span> the governor.<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto <span class="itali">Felix</span> the governor.<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/23-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they might carry [him] safely through to <span class="itali">Felix</span> the governor<p><b><a href="/text/acts/23-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 23:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κρατίστῳ ἡγεμόνι <b>Φήλικι</b> χαίρειν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> governor <span class="itali">Felix,</span> greetings.<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> governor <span class="itali">Felix</span> [sendeth] greeting.<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/23-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> most excellent governor <span class="itali">Felix</span> greetings<p><b><a href="/text/acts/24-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 24:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular">N-VMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀποδεχόμεθα κράτιστε <b>Φῆλιξ</b> μετὰ πάσης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> most excellent <span class="itali">Felix,</span> with all<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> most noble <span class="itali">Felix,</span> with<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> we gladly accept [it] most excellent <span class="itali">Felix</span> with all<p><b><a href="/text/acts/24-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 24:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοὺς ὁ <b>Φῆλιξ</b> ἀκριβέστερον εἰδὼς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">But Felix,</span> having a more exact<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And <span class="itali">when Felix</span> heard these things,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> them <span class="itali">Felix</span> more precisely knowing<p><b><a href="/text/acts/24-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 24:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">παραγενόμενος ὁ <b>Φῆλιξ</b> σὺν Δρουσίλλῃ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> later <span class="itali">Felix</span> arrived<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> certain days, <span class="itali">when Felix</span> came with<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having arrived <span class="itali">Felix</span> with Drusilla<p><b><a href="/text/acts/24-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 24:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γενόμενος ὁ <b>Φῆλιξ</b> ἀπεκρίθη Τὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to come, <span class="itali">Felix</span> became<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to come, <span class="itali">Felix</span> trembled,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having become <span class="itali">Felix</span> answered the<p><b><a href="/text/acts/24-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 24:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διάδοχον ὁ <b>Φῆλιξ</b> Πόρκιον Φῆστον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> had passed, <span class="itali">Felix</span> was succeeded<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Festus came <span class="itali">into Felix'</span> room: and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> successor <span class="itali">Felix</span> Porcius Festus<p><b><a href="/text/acts/24-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 24:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰουδαίοις ὁ <b>Φῆλιξ</b> κατέλιπε τὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the Jews a favor, <span class="itali">Felix</span> left Paul<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> room: and <span class="itali">Felix,</span> willing to shew<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jews <span class="itali">Felix</span> left<p><b><a href="/text/acts/25-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 25:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καταλελειμμένος ὑπὸ <b>Φήλικος</b> δέσμιος </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who was left as a prisoner <span class="itali">by Felix;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in bonds by <span class="itali">Felix:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> left by <span class="itali">Felix</span> a prisoner<p><b><a href="/greek/5344.htm">Strong's Greek 5344</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5344.htm">9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/phe_lika_5344.htm">Φήλικα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phe_liki_5344.htm">Φήλικι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phe_likos_5344.htm">Φήλικος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phe_lix_5344.htm">Φῆλιξ — 6 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5343.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5343"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5343" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5345.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5345"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5345" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>