Lane
ῥύμηStrong’s G4505rhumē
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Rhumē is the Greek word usually translated “street”, “streets” and “lanes”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”
Meaning
Usually translated “street”, “streets” and “lanes”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- street 2
- streets 1
- lanes 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 14:21So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
- Acts 9:11And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
- Acts 12:10When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
Greek dictionary
ῥύμη rhumē · lane
ῥύμη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX: Isa.15:3 (רְחֹב), Pro.31:23 א, Tob.13:18, Sir.9:7 א1* ;] 1. in cl., the force, rush, swing, of a moving body; esp. of a charge of soldiers. 2. In late Greek (as in Macedonian, see Kennedy, Sources, 15), a narrow road, lane, street: in Polyb., of a road in camp; in LXX and NT (π. also) of streets in a town, Mat.6:2, Luk.14:21 Act.9:11 12:10 (cf. Rutherford, NPhr., 488).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lane” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LANE, noun
- A narrow way or passage, or a private passage, as distinguished from a public road or highway.
- A passage between lines of men, or people standing on each side.
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.