How to Pronounce Tyrannus
tie-RAN-uhs
Tyrannus is pronounced tie-RAN-uhs (təˈrænəs): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: teh-RAN-uhs.
What does Tyrannus mean?
Tyrannus means “a prince; one that reigns”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Tyrannus?
Prince, a Greek rhetorician, in whose “school” at Ephesus Paul disputed daily for the space of two years with those who came to him (Acts 19:9). Some have supposed that he was a Jew, and that his “school” was a private synagogue.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
teh-RAN-uhs
Found in Scripture
Other names from Acts
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