DEPUTY. 1. נִצָּב֮, H5896. A ruler appointed to function in lieu of a king (1 Kings 22:47).

2. פֶּחָה, H7068, RSV “governor” (Esth 8:9; 9:3). Only in Esther does the RSV tr. it “deputy,” where it refers to one type of Pers. governor.

3. Ανθύπατος, RSV “proconsul” (Acts 13:7, 8, 12; 19:38) and ἀνθυπατεύω, G477, verbal form of same (18:12). The rulers appointed over the relatively stable Rom. provinces which were under the jurisdiction of the Senate as Sergius Paulus, over Cyprus, and Gallio, over Achaia.