Word Study · Strong's G4469 · Greek

ῥακά

rhaka

rhak-ah'

Strong's 1890 spelling: rhaká

“O empty one, i.e. thou worthless (as a term of utter vilification)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

O empty one, i.e. thou worthless (as a term of utter vilification)

Rendered in the KJV as

Raca.

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occurrencein the New Testament
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inflected formdistinct spellings

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The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

ῥακά,1

How it is rendered · 1

Raca,’1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · vocative (address) · masculine singular1

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 5:22ῥακά,rhakanoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularBut I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.here: Raca,’

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