Rhabdouchos ῥαβδοῦχος
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| ῥαβδοῦχος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | rhabdouchos |
| Strong's number | G4465 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | police |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Rhabdouchos (Greek ῥαβδοῦχος, Strong's G4465) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “police”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ῥαβδοῦχος, -ου, ό
(ῥαβδος, ἔχω),
one who carries a rod or staff of office;
(a) an umpire or judge (Plat.);
(b) in late writers, a Roman lictor: Act.16:38.†
(AS)
(ῥαβδος, ἔχω),
one who carries a rod or staff of office;
(a) an umpire or judge (Plat.);
(b) in late writers, a Roman lictor: Act.16:38.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | serjeants (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | officers (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Rhabdouchos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 16:35And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
- Acts 16:38And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).