Forms of the word
Dictionary
ῥαβδοῦχος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration
rhabdouchos
Simplified transliteration
rhabdouchos
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2a
Gloss
officer, the Roman {lictor,} a policeman
Definition
the bearer of a wand, of office; a lictor, sergeant, a public servant who bore a bundle or rods before the magistrates as insignia of their office, and carried into execution the sentences they pronounced, Acts 16:35, 38*
Greek-English Concordance for ῥαβδοῦχος
| Acts 16:35 |
But when it was day, the magistrates sent their constables (rhabdouchous | ῥαβδούχους | acc pl masc), saying, “Release those men.” |
| Acts 16:38 |
The constables (rhabdouchoi | ῥαβδοῦχοι | nom pl masc) reported these words to the magistrates. And they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens. |