Tyrannus

A man, in the time of the New Testament · named in 1 verse

the name means a "tyrant" Strong's Lexicon

Tyrannus was a teacher in Ephesus who allowed Paul to use his lecture hall for daily discussions about the gospel.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

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.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

First named at Acts 19:9.

See Tyrannus in the family tree →

Verses that name Tyrannus

Acts 19:9 But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.