Strong G4505ῥύμη
lane
- Transliteration
- rhumē
- Pronunciation
- hroo'-may
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Prolonged from G4506 in its original sense; an alley or avenue (as crowded): - lane street.
Detailed definition
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)
[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)
In the Bible
Strong G4505 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- street3
- lane1
First verses
- Matthew 6:2Therefore 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.
- 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.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ῥύμ-η [ῡ], ἡ,
force, swing, rush of a body in motion, ῥύμῃ ἐμπίπτειν with a swing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.76)]; πτερύγων ῥύμη rush of wings, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 86, compare “Av.” 1182)]; τροχοῦ ῥύμαισι τευκτὸν.. κύτος formed by the whirl of the potter's wheel, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 52.2, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 4)]; ἡ ῥ. τοῦ αἵματος the flow of blood in the veins, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἰητροῦ” 6)]; ἡ ῥ. τῆς ἐκκρούσεως [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 10.12)]; τῆς ῥ. τῆς ἁλιάδος ὁ ψόφος, of the noise made by a boat in motion, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 533b19: _metaphorically_, εὐτυχεῖ ῥύμῃ θεοῦ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 64; ἡ ῥ. τῆς τύχης 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Caesar” 53)]; ἡ ῥ. τῆς ὀργῆς κτλ. the vehemence of passion, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.99; γλώσσης ῥ. “Lyrica Alexandrina Adespota” 35.11, compare 4th-5th c.AD: Eunapius Historicus “Fragmenta Historica - HGM” p.245 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]
2 absolutely, rush, charge, of soldiers, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.81)]; of ships, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 7.70; τῶν ἵππων 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.1.31, compare 2nd c.AD: Polyaenus Historicus 4.3.5, +others, 3rd c.AD(?): Achilles Tatius Astronomus 1.12)]; ὑπὸ τοῦ ῥοίβδου καὶ τῆς ῥ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 407.)]
3 ={ῥοπή}, Chrysipp. cited in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (Scholia T 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.212.)]
II street, [LXX+4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 2.5, 3.4; τὴν ῥ. ὁδοιπορεῖν 4th-3rd c.BC: Philippides Comicus 13, cf. LXX.Isa.15.3, +others)]; of a Roman camp, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.29.1)]; lane, alley, [NT+3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Zenon Papyri du Caire 764.142 (3rd c.BC), “PStrassb.” 86.19 (2nd c.BC), NT.Act.9.11)]; slit, chink, uncertain reading in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ καρδίης” 2.)]
force, swing, rush of a body in motion, ῥύμῃ ἐμπίπτειν with a swing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.76)]; πτερύγων ῥύμη rush of wings, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 86, compare “Av.” 1182)]; τροχοῦ ῥύμαισι τευκτὸν.. κύτος formed by the whirl of the potter's wheel, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 52.2, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 4)]; ἡ ῥ. τοῦ αἵματος the flow of blood in the veins, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἰητροῦ” 6)]; ἡ ῥ. τῆς ἐκκρούσεως [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 10.12)]; τῆς ῥ. τῆς ἁλιάδος ὁ ψόφος, of the noise made by a boat in motion, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 533b19: _metaphorically_, εὐτυχεῖ ῥύμῃ θεοῦ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 64; ἡ ῥ. τῆς τύχης 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Caesar” 53)]; ἡ ῥ. τῆς ὀργῆς κτλ. the vehemence of passion, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.99; γλώσσης ῥ. “Lyrica Alexandrina Adespota” 35.11, compare 4th-5th c.AD: Eunapius Historicus “Fragmenta Historica - HGM” p.245 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator)]
2 absolutely, rush, charge, of soldiers, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.81)]; of ships, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 7.70; τῶν ἵππων 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.1.31, compare 2nd c.AD: Polyaenus Historicus 4.3.5, +others, 3rd c.AD(?): Achilles Tatius Astronomus 1.12)]; ὑπὸ τοῦ ῥοίβδου καὶ τῆς ῥ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 407.)]
3 ={ῥοπή}, Chrysipp. cited in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (Scholia T 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.212.)]
II street, [LXX+4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 2.5, 3.4; τὴν ῥ. ὁδοιπορεῖν 4th-3rd c.BC: Philippides Comicus 13, cf. LXX.Isa.15.3, +others)]; of a Roman camp, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.29.1)]; lane, alley, [NT+3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Zenon Papyri du Caire 764.142 (3rd c.BC), “PStrassb.” 86.19 (2nd c.BC), NT.Act.9.11)]; slit, chink, uncertain reading in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ καρδίης” 2.)]