ῥαβδοῦχος
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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine2 occurrences1 book2 verses
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: Acts 16:38.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Acts 16:35ῥαβδούχους · officersWhen daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
- Acts 16:38ῥαβδοῦχοι · officersSo the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.