Spokesman
ῥήτωρStrong’s G4489rhētōr
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Rhētōr is the Greek word usually translated “orator”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.”
Meaning
Usually translated “orator”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- an orator 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ῥήτωρ rhētōr · spokesman
ῥήτωρ, -ορος, ὁ a public speaker, an orator: Act.24:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “spokesman” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SPOKESMAN, noun
[speak, spoke, and man.[ One who speaks for another.
- “He shall be thy spokesman to the people” Exodus 4:16
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.