What does ῥάβδος · σιδήρεος mean in the Bible?
ῥάβδος · σιδήρεος is a Greek phrase meaning "a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)".
Greek · G4464, G4603
ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ
A stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty) · made of iron
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ῥάβδοςG4464a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)
Pronunciationrhábdos
A staff embodying authority when held by rulers; an instrument of discipline when wielded by others.
Open lexicon entry →σιδήρεοςG4603made of iron
Pronunciationsidḗreos
Open lexicon entry →What does ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ (rabdō sidēra) mean in the Bible?
ῥάβδος · σιδήρεος is a Greek phrase meaning "a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4464, G4603?
G4464, G4603 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)
Source Gloss
a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms12Case patternDative (5)Number patternSingular (12)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineHeb 1:8 · Heb 9:43×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineHeb 11:211×
Dative · Singular · Feminine1 Cor 4:21 · Rev 2:27 · Rev 11:1 · Rev 12:5 · Rev 19:155×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 10:10 · Mark 6:8 · Luke 9:33×
Word Origins
ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ is built from this root: