Strong's Lexicon
G4489
G4489 — ῥήτωρ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4489 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ῥήτωρ |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4483 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | rhetor |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | rhay'-tore |
| Meaning: | 1. a speaker 2. (by implication) a forensic advocate |
| KJV Renderings: | orator |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ῤήτωρ, ῤήτορος, ὁ, ( Ρ᾽ΑΩ), a speaker, an orator (Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, others): of a forensic orator or advocate, Act 24:1. (Cf. Thomas Magister, under the word (p. 324, 15 edition Ritschl); B. D., under the word , 2.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ῥήτωρ (orator)
Acts 24:1
- KJV: And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders and a certain orator Tertullus who informed the governor against Paul
- GK: μετά δε πέντε ημέρας κατέβη ο αρχιερεύς Ανανίας μετά των πρεσβυτέρων και ρήτορος Τερτύλλου τινός οίτινες ενεφάνισαν τω ηγεμόνι κατά του Παύλου