"Pilate" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈpaɪlət/
Etymology: The surname is from Latin Pīlātus (“a Roman cognomen”, literally “armed with javelins”), from pilum (“javelin, pestle”), of unknown ultimate origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Pīlātus||a Roman cognomen|lit=armed with javelins}} Latin Pīlātus (“a Roman cognomen”, literally “armed with javelins”), {{m|la|pilum||javelin, pestle}} pilum (“javelin, pestle”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pilate
  1. (biblical) Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals Related terms: Pontius Translations (Pontius Pilate): Πιλᾶτος (Pilâtos) (Ancient Greek), بِيلَاطُس (bīlāṭus) [masculine] (Arabic), Պիղատոս (Piġatos) (Armenian), 彼拉多 (bei² laai¹ do¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 彼拉多 (Bǐlāduō) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ (pilatos) (Coptic), Pilát [masculine] (Czech), Pilatus [masculine] (Dutch), Pilate [masculine] (French), Pilatus [masculine] (German), Πιλάτος (Pilátos) [masculine] (Greek), Pilátus (Hungarian), Pílatus [masculine] (Icelandic), Pilatus (Indonesian), Pilato [masculine] (Italian), Pilatus [masculine] (Latin), Պիղատոս (Piłatos) (Old Armenian), پیلاطس (pilâtos) (Persian), Plötüs [masculine] (Polabian), Piłat [masculine] (Polish), Poncjusz Piłat [masculine] (Polish), Pilatos [masculine] (Portuguese), Pilat [masculine] (Romanian), Пила́т (Pilát) [masculine] (Russian), Pilato [masculine] (Spanish), Pilatus (Turkish), Philatô [Roman-Catholic] (Vietnamese), Phi-lát [Protestant] (Vietnamese)

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