ῤάβδος,
ῤάβδου,
ἡ (probably akin to
ῤαπίς, Latin
verber; cf.
Curtius, § 513), in various senses from
Homer down; the
Sept. for
מַטֶּה,
שֵׁבֶט,
מַקֵּל,
מִשְׁעֶנֶת, etc.,
a staff; walking-stick: equivalent to
a twig, rod, branch, Hebrews 9:4 (
Numbers 17:2ff, Hebrew text
Numbers 17:16ff);
Revelation 11:1;
a rod, with which one is beaten,
1 Corinthians 4:21 (
Plato, legg. 3, p. 700 c.;
Plutarch, others;
πατάσσειν τινα ἐν ῤάβδῳ,
Exodus 21:20;
Isaiah 10:24);
a staff: as used on a journey,
Matthew 10:10;
Mark 6:8;
Luke 9:3; or to lean upon,
Hebrews 11:21 (after the
Sept. of
Genesis 47:31, where the translators read
מַטֶּה, for
מִטָּה, a bed; (cf.
προσκυνέω, a.)); or by shepherds,
Revelation 2:27;
Revelation 12:5;
Revelation 19:15, in which passages as
ἐν ῤάβδῳ ποιμαίνειν is figuratively applied to a king, so
ῤάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ,
with a rod of iron, indicates the severest, most rigorous, rule; hence,
ῤάβδος is equivalent to a royal
scepter (like
שֵׁבֶט,
Psalm 2:9;
Psalm 45:8; for
שַׁרְבִיט,
Esther 4:11;
Esther 5:2):
Hebrews 1:8 (from
Psalm 45:8).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Genesis
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47:31
- Exodus
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21:20
- Numbers
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17:2
- Esther
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4:11; 5:2
- Psalms
-
2:9; 45:8; 45:8
- Isaiah
-
10:24
- Matthew
-
10:10
- Mark
-
6:8
- Luke
-
9:3
- 1 Corinthians
-
4:21
- Hebrews
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1:8; 9:4; 11:21
- Revelation
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2:27; 11:1; 12:5; 19:15
