Pilate

See also: pilate

English

Etymology

The surname is from Latin Pīlātus (“a Roman cognomen”, literally “armed with javelins”), from pilum (“javelin, pestle”), of unknown ultimate origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪlət/
Homophone: pilot

Proper noun

Pilate

(biblical) Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.
- 1968, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger (lyrics and music), “Sympathy for the Devil”, in Beggars Banquet, performed by Rolling Stones:
  I was 'round when Jesus Christ / Had his moment of doubt and pain / Made damn sure that Pilate / Washed his hands and sealed his fate

Related terms

Pontius

Translations

Pontius Pilate

Arabic: بِيلَاطُس m (bīlāṭus)
Armenian: Պիղատոս (Piġatos)
Old Armenian: Պիղատոս (Piłatos)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 彼拉多 (bei² laai¹ do¹)

Mandarin: 彼拉多 (zh) (Bǐlāduō)
Coptic: ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ (pilatos)
Czech: Pilát m
Dutch: Pilatus m
French: Pilate (fr) m
German: Pilatus m
Greek: Πιλάτος (el) m (Pilátos)
Ancient: Πιλᾶτος (Pilâtos)
Hungarian: Pilátus (hu)
Icelandic: Pílatus m
Indonesian: Pilatus
Italian: Pilato m
Latin: Pilatus m
Persian: پیلاطس (pilâtos)
Polabian: Plötüs m
Polish: Piłat m, Poncjusz Piłat m
Portuguese: Pilatos m
Romanian: Pilat m
Russian: Пила́т m (Pilát)
Spanish: Pilato m
Turkish: Pilatus
Vietnamese: Philatô (Roman Catholic), Phi-lát (Protestant)

Anagrams

aplite

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /piːˈlaː.te/, [piːˈɫ̪äːt̪ɛ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /piˈla.te/, [piˈläːt̪e]

Proper noun

Pīlāte m

vocative of Pīlātus

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