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Σκευᾶς
Skeuas
G4630
N:N-M-P 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.

Senses in use

  1. 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.

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