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Pontius Pilate
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Pon·tius Pi·late  (pnchs plt)
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Pontius Pilate [ˈpɒnʃəs ˈpɒntɪəs ˈpaɪlət]
n
(Biographies) See Pilate
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Noun1.Pontius Pilate - the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
procurator - (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
Translations
Pontius Pilate [ˈpɒnʃəsˈpaɪlət] NPoncio Pilato
Pontius Pilate


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It turns out to be none other than Pontius Pilatus, Roman Procurator of Judea in the years AD 26-36
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