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Τιβέριος
Tiberios
G5086
N:N-M-P Greek

Tiberius

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Tiberios identifies Tiberius in the dating clause for the beginning of the narrative in Luke 3:1.

The attested use identifies Tiberius as the ruler whose reign supplies the chronological setting in Luke 3:1.

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  1. Tiberius in a reign-dating clause · dominant

    The genitive singular masculine form occurs in the clause that dates events by the fifteenth year of a reign. In Luke 3:1 the APB renders the setting as "In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar," before naming other governing figures.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 3:1, the APB presents the name in the phrase "the reign of Tiberius Caesar." The supplied verse does not isolate its contribution beyond that naming clause.

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