Strong's Concordance
Phélix: "fortunate," Felix, a governor of Judea
Original Word: Φῆλιξ, ικος, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Phélix
Phonetic Spelling: (fay'-lix)
Short Definition: Felix
Definition: Felix, third name of (Marcus) Antonius Felix, procurator of the Roman province Judea from an uncertain date (before A.D. 52 ?) till A.D. 59.
HELPS Word-studies
5344 Phḗliks – Felix, the governor of Judea ( 52-60) who persecuted the Jews and flagrantly used bribes, unethical informers, and torture.
For example, he methodically hunted down the leaders of the Zealots to severely punish them, as well as any Jewish group he considered "seditious" (Ac 21:38).
[One group, called the Assassins (literally "dagger men"), were true to their nam!]
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5344: ΦῆλιξΦῆλιξ (Lachmann
Φῆλιξ (so
Tr in
Acts 24:22 (by mistake?)); cf.
Lipsius, Grammat. Untersuch., p. 37;
Buttmann, 13 (12); (
Tdf. Proleg., p. 104; and references under the word
κῆρυξ)) (literally, 'happy', 'fortunate'),
Φήλικος,
ὁ (Claudius (but in
Tacitus, hist. 5, 9 called Antonius))
Felix, the eleventh procurator of Judaea (apparently between
