Strong G4499Ῥόδος
Rhodes
- Transliteration
- Rhodos
- Pronunciation
- hrod'-os
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location
Definition
Probably from ῥόδον rhodon (a rose);
Rhodus an island of the Mediterranean: - Rhodes.
Rhodus an island of the Mediterranean: - Rhodes.
Meaning of the name
Rhodes, "rose"
Detailed definition
the isle of Rhodes , (Iliad by Homer), etc. (ML)
In the biblical story
Rhodes
Island visited by Paul on his journey
Rhodes was an island where Paul stopped during his journey to Jerusalem (Act. 21:1).
In the Bible
Strong G4499 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- rhodes1
First verses
- Acts 21:1And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
Ῥόδος, ἡ,
the island (also the city) of [Refs 8th c.BC+ (“Rhodes”, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.654, etc.)]
the island (also the city) of [Refs 8th c.BC+ (“Rhodes”, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.654, etc.)]