Pilate’s wife
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Pilate’s wife is a minor New Testament figure known for sending a warning to her husband, Pontius Pilate, about Jesus after experiencing a troubling dream.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pilate's wife | 1 |
| Pilate’s wife canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4897019 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pilate’s wife Context triple: [Matthew 27, mentions, Pilate’s wife]
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A.
Drusilla of Judea
Drusilla of Judea was a 1st-century princess of the Herodian royal family, known as the daughter of Herod Agrippa I and for her marriage to the Roman procurator Antonius Felix.
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B.
Berenice (Herodian princess)
Berenice was a 1st-century Herodian princess of Judea, known for her political influence in the Roman Empire and her controversial romantic relationship with the future emperor Titus.
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C.
Herodias
Herodias was a Judean princess of the Herodian dynasty, best known from the New Testament for her role in the events leading to the execution of John the Baptist.
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D.
Mariamne the Boethusian
Mariamne the Boethusian was a Jewish noblewoman of the late Second Temple period who became the third wife of Herod the Great and briefly served as queen of Judea.
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E.
Domitilla the Younger
Domitilla the Younger was a Roman noblewoman of the 1st century AD, daughter of Emperor Vespasian and sister of Emperors Titus and Domitian.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pilate’s wife Target entity description: Pilate’s wife is a minor New Testament figure known for sending a warning to her husband, Pontius Pilate, about Jesus after experiencing a troubling dream.
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A.
Drusilla of Judea
Drusilla of Judea was a 1st-century princess of the Herodian royal family, known as the daughter of Herod Agrippa I and for her marriage to the Roman procurator Antonius Felix.
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B.
Berenice (Herodian princess)
Berenice was a 1st-century Herodian princess of Judea, known for her political influence in the Roman Empire and her controversial romantic relationship with the future emperor Titus.
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C.
Herodias
Herodias was a Judean princess of the Herodian dynasty, best known from the New Testament for her role in the events leading to the execution of John the Baptist.
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D.
Mariamne the Boethusian
Mariamne the Boethusian was a Jewish noblewoman of the late Second Temple period who became the third wife of Herod the Great and briefly served as queen of Judea.
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E.
Domitilla the Younger
Domitilla the Younger was a Roman noblewoman of the 1st century AD, daughter of Emperor Vespasian and sister of Emperors Titus and Domitian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament person
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
divine warning
ⓘ
innocence of Jesus ⓘ moral responsibility of rulers ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Passion of Jesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
trial of Jesus ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Jesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | appears only in one canonical Gospel ⓘ |
| causeOfWarning | dream ⓘ |
| certaintyOfBiographicalDetails | low ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| describedAs | having suffered many things in a dream because of Jesus ⓘ |
| familyStatus | member of a Roman governor’s household ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicityStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| interpretationInChristianTradition | seen as recognizing Jesus’ innocence ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySource | Koine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
adds testimony to Jesus’ righteousness
ⓘ
heightens Pilate’s responsibility in condemning Jesus ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of Matthew
ⓘ
Matthew 27:19 ⓘ |
| nameAttestedIn |
apocryphal writings
ⓘ
later Christian tradition ⓘ |
| nameInCanonicalGospels | not given ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Christian art
ⓘ
Christian drama ⓘ Christian literature ⓘ |
| possibleTraditionalName |
Claudia Procula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Procla NERFINISHED ⓘ Procula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | warns Pontius Pilate about Jesus ⓘ |
| scholarlyTopic |
Gentile responses to Jesus
ⓘ
dreams and visions in the New Testament ⓘ |
| sourceType | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| spouse | Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | Roman prefect of Judea ⓘ |
| spouseOfficeHolder | governor of Judea ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | saint (in some Christian traditions) ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
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| warningContent | have nothing to do with that righteous man ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pilate’s wife Description of subject: Pilate’s wife is a minor New Testament figure known for sending a warning to her husband, Pontius Pilate, about Jesus after experiencing a troubling dream.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pilate's wife