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Gallio
Gallio (Junius Annaeus Gallio) , d. AD 65?, Roman proconsul in Achaea; brother of the philosopher Seneca. His name was originally Lucius Annaeus Novatus. The "Gallio Inscription," discovered at Delphi, can be dated to c.AD 51. The Acts of the Apostles relates that he refused judgment on a question of Jewish religious law when Paul was on trial before him, and later would not interfere between Sosthenes and his Greek assailants. |
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"Gallio." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gallio." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gallio.html "Gallio." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gallio.html |
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Gallio
Gallio Brother of Seneca the philosopher; mentioned in Acts 18: 12–17 as proconsul of Achaia and judge in the case brought by the Jews against Paul. He dismissed the disputants. An inscription discovered at Delphi mentions Gallio and provides a date for his time in Corinth and so also for Paul's foundation of the Church there, 51–2 CE.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Gallio." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Gallio." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Gallio.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Gallio." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Gallio.html |
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Gallio
Gallio a person who is indifferent, from the name of a Roman proconsul of Achaia, whose refusal to take action is recorded in Acts 18:17.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Gallio." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Gallio." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Gallio.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Gallio." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Gallio.html |
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