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It is used in various contexts within the New Testament to denote a physical rod or staff, often symbolizing authority, guidance, or discipline. In some instances, it is used metaphorically to represent power or rule, as in the case of a scepter.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, a rod or staff was a common tool for shepherds, used to guide and protect their flocks. It also served as a symbol of authority and leadership, often carried by rulers or judges as a sign of their power. The imagery of a rod is deeply rooted in the cultural and religious practices of the ancient Near East, where it was associated with both protection and discipline.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a staff, rod<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>rod (5), scepter (2), staff (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4464: ῤάβδος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ῤάβδος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ῤάβδου</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (probably akin to <span class="greek2">ῤαπίς</span>, Latin<span class="latin">verber</span>; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 513), in various senses from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">מַטֶּה</span>, <span class="hebrew">שֵׁבֶט</span>, <span class="hebrew">מַקֵּל</span>, <span class="hebrew">מִשְׁעֶנֶת</span>, etc., <span class="accented">a staff; walking-stick</span>: equivalent to <span class="accented">a twig, rod, branch,</span> <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a> (<a href="/interlinear/numbers/17-2.htm">Numbers 17:2</a>ff, Hebrew text <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Numbers 17:16>ff); <a href="/interlinear/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1</a>; <span class="accented">a rod,</span> with which one is beaten, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4-21.htm">1 Corinthians 4:21</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, legg. 3, p. 700 c.; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others; <span class="greek2">πατάσσειν</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ῤάβδῳ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/21-20.htm">Exodus 21:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-24.htm">Isaiah 10:24</a>); <span class="accented">a staff</span>: as used on a journey, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-10.htm">Matthew 10:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/6-8.htm">Mark 6:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/9-3.htm">Luke 9:3</a>; or to lean upon, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-21.htm">Hebrews 11:21</a> (after the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> of <a href="/interlinear/genesis/47-31.htm">Genesis 47:31</a>, where the translators read <span class="hebrew">מַטֶּה</span>, for <span class="hebrew">מִטָּה</span>, a bed; (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">προσκυνέω</span></span>, a.)); or by shepherds, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/2-27.htm">Revelation 2:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/12-5.htm">Revelation 12:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>, in which passages as <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ῤάβδῳ</span> <span class="greek2">ποιμαίνειν</span> is figuratively applied to a king, so <span class="greek2">ῤάβδῳ</span> <span class="greek2">σιδηρᾷ</span>, <span class="accented">with a rod of iron,</span> indicates the severest, most rigorous, rule; hence, <span class="greek2">ῤάβδος</span> is equivalent to a royal <span class="accented">scepter</span> (like <span class="hebrew">שֵׁבֶט</span>, <a href="/interlinear/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/45-8.htm">Psalm 45:8</a>; for <span class="hebrew">שַׁרְבִיט</span>, <a href="/interlinear/esther/4-11.htm">Esther 4:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/esther/5-2.htm">Esther 5:2</a>): <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-8.htm">Hebrews 1:8</a> (from <a href="/interlinear/psalms/45-8.htm">Psalm 45:8</a>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>rod, scepter, staff. <p>From the base of <a href="/greek/4474.htm">rhapizo</a>; a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty) -- rod, sceptre, staff. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4474.htm">rhapizo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ράβδοι ράβδοις ραβδον ραβδόν ράβδον ῥάβδον ραβδος ράβδος ῥάβδος ραβδου ράβδου ῥάβδου ράβδους ραβδω ράβδω ῥάβδῳ ράβδων rabdo rabdō rabdon rabdos rabdou rhabdo rhabdō rhábdoi rhábdōi rhabdon rhábdon rhabdos rhábdos rhabdou rhábdou<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 10:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑποδήματα μηδὲ <b>ῥάβδον</b> ἄξιος γὰρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or <span class="itali">a staff;</span> for the worker<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shoes, nor <span class="itali">yet staves:</span> for the workman<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sandals nor <span class="itali">a staff</span> worthy [is] indeed<p><b><a href="/text/mark/6-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 6:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰ μὴ <b>ῥάβδον</b> μόνον μὴ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> except a mere <span class="itali">staff--</span> no bread,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [their] journey, save <span class="itali">a staff</span> only; no<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/6-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> if not <span class="itali">a staff</span> only no<p><b><a href="/text/luke/9-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 9:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁδόν μήτε <b>ῥάβδον</b> μήτε πήραν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> neither <span class="itali">a staff,</span> nor<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> neither <span class="itali">staves,</span> nor<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/9-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> way neither <span class="itali">clubs</span> nor bag<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/4-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 4:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θέλετε ἐν <b>ῥάβδῳ</b> ἔλθω πρὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Shall I come <span class="itali">to you with a rod,</span> or<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> you with <span class="itali">a rod,</span> or in<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> desire you with <span class="itali">a rod</span> I should come to<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/1-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 1:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἡ <b>ῥάβδος</b> τῆς εὐθύτητος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AND THE RIGHTEOUS <span class="itali">SCEPTER</span> IS THE SCEPTER<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and ever: <span class="itali">a sceptre</span> of righteousness<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">sceptre</span> of righteousness [is]<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/1-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 1:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῆς εὐθύτητος <b>ῥάβδος</b> τῆς βασιλείας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> SCEPTER <span class="itali">IS THE SCEPTER</span> OF HIS KINGDOM.<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of righteousness <span class="itali">[is] the sceptre</span> of thy<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/1-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of righteousness [is] <span class="itali">the sceptre</span> of the kingdom<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/9-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 9:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἡ <b>ῥάβδος</b> Ἀαρὼν ἡ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Aaron's <span class="itali">rod</span> which budded,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Aaron's <span class="itali">rod</span> that budded, and<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/9-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">rod</span> of Aaron<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄκρον τῆς <b>ῥάβδου</b> αὐτοῦ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [leaning] on the top <span class="itali">of his staff.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the top of his <span class="itali">staff.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> top of the <span class="itali">staff</span> of him<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/2-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 2:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοὺς ἐν <b>ῥάβδῳ</b> σιδηρᾷ ὡς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AND HE SHALL RULE <span class="itali">THEM WITH A ROD</span> OF IRON,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them with <span class="itali">a rod</span> of iron; as<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/2-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> them with <span class="itali">a rod</span> iron as<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/11-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 11:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κάλαμος ὅμοιος <b>ῥάβδῳ</b> λέγων Ἔγειρε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> like <span class="itali">a staff;</span> and someone said,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a reed like <span class="itali">unto a rod:</span> and the angel<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/11-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a reed like <span class="itali">a staff</span> saying Rise<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/12-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 12:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔθνη ἐν <b>ῥάβδῳ</b> σιδηρᾷ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the nations <span class="itali">with a rod</span> of iron;<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> nations with <span class="itali">a rod</span> of iron: and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/12-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nations with <span class="itali">a rod</span> iron and<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/19-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 19:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοὺς ἐν <b>ῥάβδῳ</b> σιδηρᾷ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and He will rule <span class="itali">them with a rod</span> of iron;<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them with <span class="itali">a rod</span> of iron: and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> them with <span class="itali">a rod</span> iron and<p><b><a href="/greek/4464.htm">Strong's Greek 4464</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4464.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/rabdo__4464.htm">ῥάβδῳ — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/rabdon_4464.htm">ῥάβδον — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/rabdos_4464.htm">ῥάβδος — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/rabdou_4464.htm">ῥάβδου — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br 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