Rod
ῥάβδοςStrong’s G4464rhabdos
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Rhabdos is the Greek word usually translated “rod”, “staff” and “scepter”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.”
Meaning
Usually translated “rod”, “staff” and “scepter”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a rod 4
- staff 3
- a staff 2
- scepter 2
- as a staff 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 4
- Hebrews 3
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 6:8And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
- Luke 9:3And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
- 1 Corinthians 4:21What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
- Hebrews 1:8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- Hebrews 9:4Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
- Hebrews 11:21By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
Greek dictionary
ῥάβδος rhabdos · rod
ῥάβδος, -ου, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for מַטֶּה (e.g. Gen.47:31, MT, מַטֶּה, bed), also for מַקֵּל, שֵׁבֶט, etc. ;] a staff, rod: Heb.9:4, Rev.11:1; in particular, (a) a staff, such as is used on a journey: Mat.10:10, Mrk.6:8, Luk.9:3, Heb.11:21" (LXX) ; (b) a ruler's staff, a sceptre: Heb.1:8 (LXX) Rev.2:27 12:5 19:15; (with) a rod for chastisement (cf. ῥαβδίζω): ἐν ῥ. (see: ἐν): 1Co.4:21.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “rod” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ROD, noun
[Latin radius, ray, radix, root.]
- The shoot or long twig of any woody plant; a branch, or the stem of a shrub; as a rod of hazle, of birch, of oak or hickory.
- An instrument of punishment or correction; chastisement.“I will chasten him with the rod of men” 2 Samuel 7:14
- Discipline; ecclesiastical censures. 1 Corinthians 4:21
- A king of scepter.
All definitions
- A pole for angling; something long and slender.
- An instrument for measuring; but more generally, a measure of length containing five yards, or sixteen feet and a half; a pole; a perch.
- In Scripture, a staff or wand. 1 Samuel 14:27
- Support.“Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me” Psalms 23:4
- A shepherd's crook. Leviticus 27:32
- An instrument for threshing. Isaiah 28:27
- Power; authority. Psalms 125:3
- A tribe or race.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.