Παύλῳ

paulo

Paul

of Latin origin; (little; but remotely from a derivative of παύω, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle:--Paul, Paulus.

G3972

Acts 13:43 · Word #14

Lexicon G3972

LemmaΠαῦλος
TransliterationPaûlos
Strong'sG3972
In-contextPaul
LiteralPaul

Morphology N DAT M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

LemmaΠαῦλος
Strong'sG3972

SIBI-P1 G3972-02

to Paul (the Little-one)

Morphological NotesNoun, dative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,DMS,); proper name functioning as indirect object or object of a preposition.
Rendering RationaleThe form Παύλῳ is dative masculine singular, indicating indirect object or relational sense (“to/for Paul”). The rendering preserves the proper name while acknowledging its Latin root meaning “little,” and explicitly reflects the dative case with “to.”

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Words from Root Παῦλος (Paul, Paulus, little, small (etymological sense))

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3972-01 paule O Small-One
G3972-03 paulon Paul (masculine singular, accusative)
G3972-04 paulos Paulos (the little one)

Word Usage (158 occurrences of G3972)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Acts 13:7 Παύλῳ paulo Paulus
Acts 13:9 Παῦλος paulos [is called] Paul
Acts 13:13 Παῦλον paulon Paul