Παῦλος
paulos
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.
Acts 19:13 · Word #28
Lexicon G3972
| Lemma | Παῦλος |
| Transliteration | Paûlos |
| Strong's | G3972 |
| In-context | Paul |
| Literal | Paul |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Παῦλος |
| Strong's | G3972 |
SIBI-P1 G3972-04
Paulos (the little one)
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NMS = Proper noun, nominative case, masculine gender, singular number. Functions typically as the subject of a clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | The lemma Παῦλος is a proper masculine name of Latin origin meaning “small” or “little.” The rendering preserves the personal name while making its root sense (“little one”) transparent; the nominative masculine singular form reflects its function as a singular male subject in the text. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root Παῦλος (small, little; proper name derived from Latin Paulus)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G3972-01 |
paule | O Small-One |
G3972-02 |
paulo | to Paul (the Little-one) |
G3972-03 |
paulon | Paul (masculine singular, accusative) |
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 |