Phēstos · Festus

What it means

Phēstos (Φῆστος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Festus”.

Porcius Festus, Roman governor of Judea about AD 59-62, after Felix.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• Acts 24:27

  And when two years had passed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus; and wanting to grant a favor to the Jews, Felix left Paul in chains.

• Acts 25:1

  So Festus, having arrived in the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

• Acts 25:4

  Festus then answered that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out there shortly.

• Acts 25:9

  But Festus, wanting to grant the Jews a favor, answering Paul, said, “Do you want to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged about these things before me?”

• Acts 25:12

  Then Festus, after conferring with his advisers, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you will go.”

• Acts 25:13

  And when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to greet Festus.

• Acts 25:14

  And as they were staying there several days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left by Felix as a prisoner,

• Acts 25:22

  And Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself too.” “Tomorrow,” he says, “you will hear him.”

• Acts 25:23

  So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp and had entered into the audience hall with both commanders and the prominent men of the city, and when Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.

• Acts 25:24

  And Festus says, “King Agrippa, and all you men who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.

• Acts 26:24

  And while he was saying these things in his defense, Festus says in a loud voice, “You are out of your mind, Paul; your great learning is driving you to madness.”

• Acts 26:25

  But Paul says, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am uttering words of truth and sound judgment.

• Acts 26:32

  And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”