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pontius pilate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
pon-tius pi-late
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)

Synonyms

Pilate

Questions

What does pontius pilate mean?
the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)

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