Lexical Definition

‎Τύραννος‎ Týrannos (too'-ran-nos) Tyrannus ^N:N-M-P
a provincial form of the derivative of the base of ‎κύριος‎

Tyrannus.

• a "tyrant"
• Tyrannus, an Ephesian

Abbott-Smith

Τύραννος, -ου, ὀ
Tyrannus: Ac 19:9.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

Τύραννος [ῠ], ὁ,

also ἡ (see. below 1.2), an absolute ruler, unlimited by law or constitution, first in [Refs], where it is used of a god, Ἆρες,.. ἀντιβίοισι τύρανν; so ὁ τῶν θεῶν τ., of Zeus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὦ τύραννε τᾶς ἐμᾶς φρενός, i.e. Apollo, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Μὴν Τύραννος, a Phrygian deity worshipped in Attica, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; οὔ, τὴν τ. (perhaps Hera), in an oath, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: first used of monarchs in the time of [Refs 7th c.BC+]; interchangeable with βασιλεύς in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later, chief, princeling, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; τ. ἴδιοι καθ᾽ ἕκαστον ἐμτπόριον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Κλεισθένης ὁ Σικυῶνος τ., Ἱστιαῖος ὁ Μιλήτου τ., etc., [Refs]; ὁ τῶν Κυπρίων τ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; οἱ τ., of the Sicilian tyrants, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Pisistratidae, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ τ. the monarchical party, προδιδοὺς τοῖς τ. τὴμ πόλιν τὴν Ἐρυθραίων [Refs]: frequently in a bad sense, δημοφάγος τ. [Refs 6th c.BC+]

__2 in a wider sense, of members of the ruler's family, οἱ τ. 'the royal house', [Τύραννος">Refs 2nd c.AD+] is used both of the queen herself and the king's daughter, princess, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρέπει γὰρ ὡς τ. εἰσορᾶν, of Clytemnestra, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 metaphorically, ἵνα Δίκη τ. ᾖ that Justice may be supreme, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 golden-crested wren, Regulus cristatus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II Τύραννος, ον, as adjective, kingly, royal, τύραννα σκῆπτρα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τύραννα δρᾶν to act as a king, [Τύραννος κόρη 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1125 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; τύραννον δῶμα the king's palace, [Refs]; τ. δόμος the royal house, [Refs]; ἐς τύρανν᾽ ἐγημάμην into the royal house, [Refs]
__II.2 imperious, despotic, τ. πόλις [Refs 5th c.BC+]

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Male • Ephesian teacher who hosted Paul's discussions

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Tyrannus was a teacher in Ephesus who allowed Paul to use his lecture hall for daily discussions about the gospel.

• A man living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at Act.19.9;
• only referred to as Tyrannus Τύραννος.

Tyrannus is mentioned briefly in Acts 19:9 as a teacher in Ephesus who hosted the Apostle Paul's daily discussions about the gospel. When some Jews in the synagogue became stubborn and spoke evil of the Way, Paul withdrew from the synagogue and began teaching in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. This arrangement continued for two years, allowing all the residents of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, to hear the word of the Lord. The name Tyrannus means "tyrant" or "sovereign" in Greek, possibly indicating his profession as a teacher or rhetorician. By providing a venue for Paul's teaching, Tyrannus played a role in the spread of the gospel in Ephesus and the surrounding region, even if inadvertently.

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