Gallion is the personal name used for the man before whom Paul was brought and who spoke in the tribunal scene.

The term functions as a personal name in the tribunal episode: it identifies the man described as proconsul, the speaker addressing the Jews, and the person who paid no attention to the beating before the tribunal.

1. Personal name in the tribunal episode · dominant

   The genitive singular form in Acts 18:12 identifies the man described as proconsul when Paul is brought before the tribunal. The nominative singular in Acts 18:14 marks him as the speaker to the Jews, while the dative singular in Acts 18:17 identifies the person who paid no attention to the events before the tribunal; in each verse the APB renders the name “Gallio.”

   Acts 18:12Acts 18:14Acts 18:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Acts 18:12, Acts 18:14, and Acts 18:17, the APB presents the name as “Gallio.” The verse is read as a whole, but the surrounding clauses consistently identify the same participant in the tribunal episode.