Strong's Lexicon
G4499 — Ῥόδος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4499 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ῥόδος |
| Part of Speech: | Name Location |
| Etymology: | probably from rhodon (a rose) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Rhodos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | rhod'-os |
| Meaning: | 1. Rhodus, an island of the Mediterranean |
| KJV Renderings: | Rhodes |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ῥόδος, ῤόδου, ἡ, Rhodes ((cf. Pape, Eigennamen, under the word)), a well-known island of the Cyclades opposite Caria and Lycia, with a capital of the same name: Act 21:1. ((From Homer down); 1Ma 15:23.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ῥόδος (Rhodes)
Acts 21:1
- KJV: And it came to pass that after we were gotten from them and had launched we came with a straight course unto Coos and the following unto Rhodes and from thence unto Patara
- GK: ως δε εγένετο αναχθήναι ημάς αποσπασθέντας απ΄ αυτών ευθυδρομήσαντες ήλθομεν εις την Κων τη δε εξής εις την Ρόδον κακείθεν εις Πάταρα
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