Greek · G4464, G4603 · unreviewed

ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ

A stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty) · made of iron

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ῥάβδος G4464 a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)
Pronunciation rhábdos
A staff embodying authority when held by rulers; an instrument of discipline when wielded by others.
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σιδήρεος G4603 made of iron
Pronunciation sidḗreos
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What does ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ (rabdō sidēra) mean in the Bible?

ῥάβδος · σιδήρεος is a Greek word meaning "a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty)".

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Meaning

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.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Heb 1:8 · Heb 9:4
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 11:21
Dative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 4:21 · Rev 2:27 · Rev 11:1 · Rev 12:5 · Rev 19:15
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 10:10 · Mark 6:8 · Luke 9:3
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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