Word Study · Strong's G4465 · Greek
ῥαβδοῦχος
rhabdouchos
hrab-doo'-khos
Strong's 1890 spelling: rhabdoûchos
“a rod- (the Latin ) holder, i.e. a Roman lictor (constable or executioner)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a rod- (the Latin ) holder, i.e. a Roman lictor (constable or executioner)
Rendered in the KJV as
serjeant.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ῥαβδοῦχοι1
- ῥαβδούχους1
How it is rendered · 1
- officers2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
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- N-APM · 1
- N-NPM · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 16:35ῥαβδούχουςrhabdouchousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralWhen daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”here: officers
- Acts 16:38ῥαβδοῦχοιrhabdouchoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralSo the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.here: officers