Phestos is the Greek personal name for the figure who governs, hears Paul’s case, and speaks with Agrippa in Acts.

The name identifies the same individual throughout the Acts narrative: he assumes the province, responds to questions about Paul’s case, gives orders concerning Paul, and is addressed directly by Paul and Agrippa.

1. Personal name in the proceedings concerning Paul · dominant

   The nominative form identifies the person who assumes the province in Acts 25:1 and who answers Paul about being judged in Jerusalem in Acts 25:9. In Acts 25:24 the same nominative form introduces his address to Agrippa and those present concerning the appeals made about Paul; in Acts 26:25 the vocative form is used when Paul directly replies to him.

   Acts 25:1Acts 25:9Acts 25:24Acts 26:25Acts 26:32Acts 24:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the name as “Festus,” whether the person is the subject, the object of speech or greeting, or directly addressed. These renderings are confirmed by the name’s forms and their clause positions.