Σκευᾶς
Skeuas
G4630
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Greek
Sceva
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Skeuas identifies the named Jewish high priest whose seven sons were doing this in Acts 19:14.
The attested use identifies a Jewish high priest by name in the description of his seven sons in Acts 19:14.
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Personal name of a Jewish high priest · dominant
In Acts 19:14, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the phrase identifying seven sons as belonging to a certain Jewish high priest; the APB renders the verse, "And there were seven sons of a certain Sceva, a Jewish high priest, who were doing this."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 19:14, the APB presents the name as "Sceva" within the description of seven sons. It chiefly confirms the verse's identification of the named person.