Meaning of the name: strong; powerful. Related names are:
Paul. The translations of Roman in 30 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from
Román in Spanish to
ロマン in Japanese!
And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? (ACT 22:25)
When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. (ACT 22:26)
Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. (ACT 22:27)
Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. (ACT 22:29)
This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman. (ACT 23:27)