Gamaliel is the personal name of the law teacher before whom Paul says he was educated and who spoke in the council.

The term functions as a personal name in two settings: a law teacher who stands in the council, and the teacher at whose feet Paul says he was educated.

1. Personal name identifying a law teacher · dominant

   In Acts 5:34, the nominative singular form identifies the Pharisee who stood up in the council; the APB renders him as “Gamaliel,” a teacher of the law honored by the people. In Acts 22:3, the genitive singular form occurs in the phrase describing Paul as brought up “at the feet of Gamaliel” and educated according to the ancestral law.

   Acts 5:34Acts 22:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Gamaliel” in both verses. In Acts 5:34 it identifies the council speaker, while in Acts 22:3 it occurs in Paul's account of education.