Ἰούλιος
Ioúlios
G2457 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A proper name, Julius; a Latin personal name used in the Roman world, referring specifically in the New Testament to a centurion of the Augustan cohort. The name does not convey lexical meaning beyond personal identification but designates a historical individual within Roman society. In biblical usage, it signifies the Roman officer who escorted Paul to Rome (Acts 27).
Semantic Range
proper name of Roman individuals, name of a centurion in Acts 27, used for various persons named Julius in Roman society
Root / Etymology
From the Latin personal name Julius (Iulius); the Greek Ἰούλιος is a direct transliteration of the Latin. The name Julius was common in Roman society, famously the gens name of Julius Caesar.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Ἰούλιος appears in Acts 27 as the name of a centurion, highlighting the interaction between Roman authorities and early followers of Jesus. The use of the name reflects both the Roman social context of the New Testament and the movement of individuals across the Mediterranean in the first century CE. Ἰούλιος is not a Greek-origin word but a direct borrowing from Latin, demonstrating the multicultural linguistic environment of the period. Standard English translations preserve the transliterated form 'Julius,' and there is no significant difference in usage between the New Testament and contemporary secular Greek texts, where it designates individuals bearing the Latin name. The name itself does not have a meaning in Greek, functioning solely as a proper noun.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
of Latin origin; Julius, a centurion:--Julius.
Root Family
Ἰουλ- (Ioulía) — personal name, designation of a woman
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| G2456 | Ἰουλία | Julia |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G2457-01 |
Ἰουλίῳ | ioulio | N DAT M SG |
Julius | to Julius | Ioulios | 1 |
G2457-02 |
Ἰούλιος | ioulios | N NOM M SG |
Julius | Julius | Ioulios | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 occurrences