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GreekG4464Noun (Feminine)

ῥάβδος

rhabdos

11Occurrences
G4464Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)

from the base of G4474 (ῥαπίζω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a staff, rod: in particular, (a) a staff, such as is used on a journey: , " (LXX) ; (b) a ruler's staff, a sceptre: (LXX) ; (with) a rod for chastisement : ἐν ῥ. (see: ἐν).
LXX: chiefly for מַטֶּה (e.g., MT, מַטֶּה, bed), also for מַקֵּל, שֵׁבֶט, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ῥάβδος appears 11 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
4
Hebrews
3
1 Corinthians
1
Luke
1
Matthew
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 4:21BSB

Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?

Hebrews 11:21BSB

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

Luke 9:3BSB

“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.

Mark 6:8BSB

He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—

Revelation 12:5BSB

And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.