Παύλῳ

paulo

Paulus

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 13:7 · Word #7

Lexicon G3972

LemmaΠαῦλος
TransliterationPaûlos
Strong'sG3972
In-contextPaulus
LiteralPaulus-n.dat.m.s.

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)

RootΠαῦλος (Paulos)
Core MeaningsPaul, Paulus, little, small (etymological sense)
Semantic RangePaul; the apostle to the nations; a Roman citizen and Pharisee; personal name derived from Latin Paulus meaning “small” or “little.”
Conceptual SignificancePaul is a central apostolic figure in the New Testament, emissary to the nations and primary theological voice in many epistles. His Roman name, meaning “little,” stands in paradoxical contrast to his immense influence in early assemblies.
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.”

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

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
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