• Acts 18:12
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 12 Γαλλίωνος Of Gallio δὲ but ἀνθυπάτου proconsul ὄντος being τῆς of the ᾿Αχαίας Achaia κατεπέστησαν stood down upon οἱ the Ἰουδαῖοι Jews ὁμοθυμαδὸν like-mindedly τῷ to the Παύλῳ Paul καὶ and ἤγαγον they led αὐτὸν him ἐπὶ upon τὸ the βῆμα, step,

  • Acts 18:12
    King James Version

    • 12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

  • Acts Study Notes—Chapter 18
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 18:12

      proconsul: A provincial governor for the Roman Senate. Here Gallio is mentioned as being proconsul of the province of Achaia. Luke is accurate in using the term “proconsul” in this case, for Achaia was a senatorial province from 27 B.C.E. to 15 C.E. and again after 44 C.E. (See study note on Ac 13:7.) An inscription from Delphi that refers to proconsul Gallio not only supports the accuracy of Luke’s account but also helps in dating Gallio’s term of office.

      Achaia: In the Christian Greek Scriptures, Achaia refers to the Roman province of southern Greece with its capital at Corinth. In 27 B.C.E., when Caesar Augustus reorganized the two provinces of Greece, Macedonia and Achaia, the name Achaia applied to all of Peloponnese and to part of continental Greece. The province of Achaia was under the administration of the Roman Senate and was ruled through a proconsul from its capital, Corinth. (2Co 1:1) Other cities of the province of Achaia mentioned in the Christian Greek Scriptures were Athens and Cenchreae. (Ac 18:1, 18; Ro 16:1) Achaia and Macedonia, its neighboring province to the N, were often mentioned together.​—Ac 19:21; Ro 15:26; 1Th 1:7, 8; see App. B13.