GreekG4465Noun (Masculine)

ῥαβδοῦχος

rhabdouchos

“police”

2Occurrences

G4465Strong's #

Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a rod- (the Latin fasces) holder, i.e. a Roman lictor (constable or executioner)

from G4464 (ῥάβδος) and G2192 (ἔχω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)

one who carries a rod or staff of office; (a) an umpire or judge ; (b) in late writers, a Roman lictor.

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logos (G3056)

word, saying, account

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

ῥαβδοῦχος appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Acts

Acts 16:35BSB

When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”

Acts 16:38BSB

So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

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