Ἀρέτας
Aretas
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Greek
Aretas
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Aretas is the king named in connection with the governor guarding Damascus to arrest Paul.
The sole attested use identifies Aretas as the king under whom a governor was guarding Damascus in an effort to arrest Paul.
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King named in the Damascus arrest account · dominant
In 2 Corinthians 11:32, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the phrase identifying the governor as being under this king; the APB renders the verse, "In Damascus the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 11:32, the APB presents the name in the phrase "under King Aretas." It confirms the verse's identification of the king rather than isolating every feature of the Greek form.