▁when ▁Paul ▁visited ▁the ▁island ▁around ▁ 4 6 – 4 8 ▁CE . ▁Although ▁several ▁individuals ▁with ▁this ▁name ▁have ▁been ▁identified , ▁no ▁certain ▁identification ▁can ▁be ▁made . ▁One ▁Quint us ▁Ser g ius ▁Paul us , ▁who ▁was ▁pro cons ul ▁of ▁Cy pr us ▁probably ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Claud ius ▁( 4 1 – 5 4 ▁CE ) ▁is ▁however ▁compatible ▁with ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁context ▁of ▁Luke ' s ▁account . B rom iley , ▁Geoff rey ▁W . ▁( ed .), ▁The ▁International ▁Standard ▁Bible ▁Encyclopedia ▁Vol . ▁III : ▁K – P ▁ ▁W m . ▁B . ▁E erd mans ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁pp . ▁ 7 2 9 – 7 3 0 ▁( entry ▁Paul us , ▁Ser g ius ) ▁ ▁L ys an ias , ▁was ▁t etr arch ▁of ▁Ab ila ▁around ▁ 2 8 ▁CE , ▁according ▁to ▁Luke ▁( 3 : 1 ). ▁Because ▁Joseph us ▁only ▁mentions ▁a ▁L ys an ias ▁of ▁Ab ila ▁who ▁was ▁executed ▁in ▁ 3 6 ▁B CE , ▁some ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁considered ▁this ▁an ▁error ▁by ▁Luke . ▁However , ▁one ▁ins cription ▁from ▁Ab ila , ▁which ▁is ▁tent atively ▁dated ▁ 1 4 – 2 9 ▁CE , ▁appears ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁later ▁t etr arch ▁called ▁L ys an ias . Mor ris , ▁Leon , ▁Luke : ▁an ▁introduction ▁and ▁comment ary ▁ ▁W m . ▁B