The Name Pontius Pilate

Meaning of His Name

Pilate's family name, "Pontius", indicates that he was connected, by descent or adoption, with the clan of Pontii.

His surname, "Pilatus", may have been derived from pilatus which means armed with pilum (or javelin), or pileatus, the pileus (or cap) being the badge of freed slaves.

 

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