Pontius Pilate (Noun)
Meaning
The Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Pontius Pilate was a Roman governor who played a crucial role in the death of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament.
- In the Passion narrative of the four canonical Gospels, Pontius Pilate serves as the prefect of Roman Judea who presides over the trial of Jesus.
- The Roman procurator of Judea, Pontius Pilate, ordered that Jesus be crucified after a crowd in Jerusalem declared that they would rather have Barabbas released than Jesus.
- Pontius Pilate, however, asked for clarification of the charges, but was met with shouting and defiance by the Jews.
- Pontius Pilate's subsequent reluctance to order the crucifixion of Jesus only incensed the mob further, and he ultimately signed the warrant for Jesus' execution.