"Pyrrhus, pr. name, Acts 20:4*"
Definition and meaning
Pyrrhus, pr. name, Acts 20:4*
In the original Greek the word is written: Πύρρος
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pyrros (G4450) across the King James Bible.
And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
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Common questions
Strong's G4450 (pyrros) is a Greek word that means: Pyrrhus, pr. name, Acts 20:4* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word pyrros (G4450) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4450 is pyrros, a Greek word defined as: Pyrrhus, pr. name, Acts 20:4*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pyrros is a Greek word found in the New Testament.