- Original: Τύραννος - Transliteration: Turannos - Phonetic: too'-ran-nos - Definition: Tyrannus = sovereign 1. an Ephesian in whose school Paul taught the gospel - Origin: a provincial form of the derivative of the base of G2962 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: A provincial form of the derivative of the base of G2962 ; a tyrant; Tyrannus an Ephesian: - Tyrannus. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Tyrannus, 1 Act 19:9