G4465
G4465 — ῥαβδοῦχος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
rhabdouchos (rhab-dou`-khos) n.
1. a rod- (the Latin fasces) holder, i.e. a Roman lictor (constable or executioner)
[from G4464 and G2192]
KJV: serjeant
Root(s): G4464, G2192
TWOT
Not assigned in current lawful mapping.
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KJV Renderings
serjeant
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ῤαβδοῦχος, ῥαβδουχου, ὁ (ῤάβδος and ἔχω; cf. εὐνοῦχος), one who carries the rods i. e. the fasces, a lictor (a public officer who bore the fasces or staff and other insignia of office before the magistrates) (A. V. serjeants): Act 16:35; Act 16:38. (Polybius; Diodorus 5, 40; Dionysius Halicarnassus; Herodian, 7, 8, 10 (5 edition, Bekker); διά τί λικτωρεις τούς ῤαβδούχους ὀνομαζουσι; Plutarch, quaest. Rom c. 67.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ῥαβδοῦχος (serjeant)
Acts 16:35
- KJV: And when it was day the magistrates sent the serjeants saying Let those men go
- GK: ημέρας δε γενομένης απέστειλαν οι στρατηγοί τους ραβδούχους λέγοντες απόλυσον τους ανθρώπους εκείνους
Acts 16:38
- KJV: And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates and they feared when they heard that they were Romans
- GK: ανήγγειλαν δε τοις στρατηγοίς οι ραβδούχοι τα ρήματα ταύτα και εφοβήθησαν ακούσαντες ότι Ρωμαϊοί εισι