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    Tiberius

    ty-BEER-ee-us

    Latin
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Of the Tiber River; Son of the river
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Tiberius appears in the King James Bible, including Luke 3:1-2.
    First appears in
    Daniel — The prophets
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Tiberius reigned when God's word came — kings set up and removed, times and seasons changed, the emperor who unwittingly served the divine timetable.
    King James verses
    • Luke 3:1-2

      "Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea... the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness."

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