Elumas is the personal name used for the man who opposed them and sought to turn the proconsul from the faith.

The attested use presents Elumas as a masculine singular personal name for the man who opposed them and sought to turn the proconsul away from the faith in Acts 13:8.

1. Personal name of an opponent · dominant

   In Acts 13:8, Ἐλύμας is a nominative singular masculine noun identifying the person who opposed them and sought to turn the proconsul away from the faith; the APB renders the verse with “Elymas the sage opposed them.”

   Acts 13:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 13:8, the APB presents the name as “Elymas” in the clause “Elymas the sage opposed them.”, “the sage” cannot be assigned to the name alone with certainty.