Definition
ῥύμη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX: Isaiah 15:3 (רְחֹב), Proverbs 31:23 א, Tob.13.18, Sir.9.7 א1* ;]
1. in cl., the force, rush, swing, of a moving body; esp. of a charge of soldiers.
2. In late Greek (as in Macedonian, see Kennedy, Sources, 15), a narrow road, lane, street: in Polyb., of a road in camp; in LXX and NT (π. also) of streets in a town, Matthew 6:2, Luke 14:21, Acts 9:11; 12:10 (cf. Rutherford, NPhr., 488).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Matthew 6:2ῥύμαις · streetsSo when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- Luke 14:21ῥύμας · alleysThe servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
- Acts 9:11ῥύμην · Street“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
- Acts 12:10ῥύμην · blockThey passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.