Tiberius

Pronunciation

• IPA: en, /tɪˈbɛɹiÊŠs/, /taɪˈbɪəɹi.É™s/
• Rhymes: -en, -ɪəriÉ™s

Origin

Latin Tiberius, literally 'Of the Tiber', from Tiberis, the river Tiber. Also note Faliscan equivalent *Tiferios. The name is mistaken by some to be of Etruscan origin but note the borrowed variants, Thefarie (from Faliscan) and Teperi (from Latin).

Full definition of Tiberius

Proper noun

1. of mostly historical use, in particular, the praenomen of the second Roman emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, reigning 14-37 CE.
• Authorized Version|Luke|3|1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee,

Related terms

• Tiberian