Strong G4514Ῥωμαῖος

Roman

Transliteration
Rhōmaios
Pronunciation
hro-mah'-yos
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense

Definition

From G4516; Romaean that is Roman (as noun): - Roman of Rome.

Detailed definition

Ῥωμαῖος, -α, -ον
Roman: Jhn.11:48, Act.2:10 (RV, from Rome), Act.16:21, 37-38 22:25-27, 29 23:27 25:16 28:17.†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Rome

Capital city of the Roman Empire

Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire, where Paul was imprisoned and wrote several epistles (Acts 28:16; Rom. 1:7).

In the Bible

Strong G4514 appears in 13 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • romans7
  • roman5
  • rome1

First verses

  1. John 11:48
    If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
  2. Acts 2:10
    Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
  3. Acts 16:21
    And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
  4. Acts 16:37
    But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
  5. Acts 16:38
    And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
  6. Acts 22:25
    And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
  7. Acts 22:26
    When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
  8. Acts 22:27
    Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
  9. Acts 22:29
    Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
  10. Acts 23:27
    This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
  11. Acts 25:16
    To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
  12. Acts 28:17
    And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
  13. Romans 16:27
    To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. Written to the Romans from Corinthus, and sent by Phebe servant of the church at Cenchrea.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
Ῥωμ-αῖος, α, ον,
a Roman, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 10.36.3, etc.)]; τὰ Ῥωμαῖα ludi Romani, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 37.8.)]