ῥάβδος rhabdos · G4464

rod

ῥάβδος, -ου, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for מַטֶּה (e.g. Gen.47:31, MT, מַטֶּה, bed), also for מַקֵּל, שֵׁבֶט, etc. ; ] ; a staff, rod: Heb.9:4, Rev.11:1; in particular, ; (a) a staff, such as is used on a journey: Mat.10:10, Mrk.6:8, Luk.9:3, Heb.11:21" (LXX) ; (b) a ruler's staff, a sceptre: Heb.1:8 (LXX) Rev.2:27 12:5 19:15; (with) a rod for chastisement (cf. ῥαβδίζω): ἐν ῥ. (see: ἐν): 1Co.4:21.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ῥάβδος, ἡ, ; rod, wand, []; lighter than the βακτηρία or walking-stick, []; 1 magic wand, as that of Circe, []; that with which Athena touched Odysseus, to restore his youthful appearance, χρυσείῃ ῥάβδῳ ἐπεμάσσατο []; that with which Hermes overpowers the senses of man, []; that with which Hades rules the ghosts, []; divining-rod, []; 2 fishing-rod, []; 3 limed twig, for catching small birds, []; 4 shaft of a hunting-spear, []; 5 staff of office, like the earlier σκῆπτρον, []; carried by a …

Where it's used 12 times

Matthew 10:10 · Mark 6:8 · Luke 9:3 · 1 Corinthians 4:21 · Hebrews 1:8 · Hebrews 9:4 · Hebrews 11:21 · Revelation 2:27 · Revelation 11:1 · Revelation 12:5 · Revelation 19:15 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G4464; TFLSJ G4464

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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