Strong G1059Γαμαλιήλ
Gamaliel
- Transliteration
- Gamaliēl
- Pronunciation
- gam-al-ee-ale'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of Hebrew origin [H1583];
Gamaliel (that is Gamliel) an Israelite: - Gamaliel.
Gamaliel (that is Gamliel) an Israelite: - Gamaliel.
Meaning of the name
Gamaliel, "recompense of God [El]"
Detailed definition
Γαμαλιήλ, ὁ (Heb. גַּמְלִיאֵל),
Gamaliel the elder, a Pharisee and Doctor of the Law: Act.5:34 22:3.†
(AS)
Gamaliel the elder, a Pharisee and Doctor of the Law: Act.5:34 22:3.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Gamaliel
Pharisee; teacher of the law; Paul's mentor.
Gamaliel, a respected Pharisee and teacher of the law, was Paul's mentor and advised the Sanhedrin to be cautious in their treatment of the apostles.
In the Bible
Strong G1059 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gamaliel2
First verses
- Acts 5:34Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
- Acts 22:3I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.