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Rhómaios <a href="../greek/4515.htm" title="4515">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Rhómaios: Roman</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Ῥωμαῖος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Rhómaios<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hro-MAH-yos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hro-mah'-yos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Roman<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Roman; subst: a Roman citizen.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from Ῥώμη (Rhṓmē), meaning "Rome"<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "Rhómaios," as it specifically refers to Roman identity and citizenship, a concept not present in the Old Testament Hebrew context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Rhómaios" refers to an individual who is a citizen or native of Rome. In the New Testament, it is used to describe people associated with the Roman Empire, which was the dominant political and cultural power during the time of Jesus and the early church.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The Roman Empire was a vast and influential civilization that controlled much of the Mediterranean world during the New Testament period. Roman citizenship was highly valued and conferred certain legal rights and privileges. The Romans were known for their military prowess, engineering, and governance. The presence of Roman authority is a significant backdrop in the New Testament, influencing the political and social context of the early Christian movement.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4516.htm">Rhómé</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Roman<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Roman (5), Romans (6), Rome (1).<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 4514: Ῥωμαῖος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Ῥωμαῖος</span></span>, <span class="greek2"> Ρ᾽ωμαιου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, <span class="accented">a Roman</span>: <a href="/interlinear/john/11-48.htm">John 11:48</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/2-10.htm">Acts 2:10</a> (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> here from Rome); <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-21.htm">Acts 16:21, 37</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/22-25.htm">Acts 22:25-27, 29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/23-27.htm">Acts 23:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/25-16.htm">Acts 25:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/28-17.htm">Acts 28:17</a>. ((<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, others); often in 1 and 2 Macc.)<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>Roman, of Rome. <p>From <a href="/greek/4516.htm">Rhome</a>; Romaean, i.e. Roman (as noun) -- Roman, of Rome. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4516.htm">Rhome</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Ρωμαιοι Ῥωμαῖοι Ῥωμαῖοί Ρωμαιοις Ῥωμαίοις Ρωμαιον Ῥωμαῖον Ρωμαιος Ῥωμαῖος Ῥωμαῖός Ρωμαιους Ῥωμαίους Ρωμαιων Ῥωμαίων Rhomaioi Rhomaîoi Rhomaîoí Rhōmaioi Rhōmaîoi Rhōmaîoí Rhomaiois Rhomaíois Rhōmaiois Rhōmaíois Rhomaion Rhomaíon Rhomaîon Rhōmaion Rhōmaiōn Rhōmaíōn Rhōmaîon Rhomaios Rhomaîos Rhomaîós Rhōmaios Rhōmaîos Rhōmaîós Rhomaious Rhomaíous Rhōmaious Rhōmaíous Romaioi Rōmaioi Romaiois Rōmaiois Romaion Rōmaion Rōmaiōn Romaios Rōmaios Romaious Rōmaious<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/john/11-48.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 11:48</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐλεύσονται οἱ <b>Ῥωμαῖοι</b> καὶ ἀροῦσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will believe <span class="itali">in Him, and the Romans</span> will come<br><a href="/kjvs/john/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him: and <span class="itali">the Romans</span> shall come and<br><a href="/interlinear/john/11-48.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will come the <span class="itali">Romans</span> and will take away<p><b><a href="/text/acts/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 2:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οἱ ἐπιδημοῦντες <b>Ῥωμαῖοι</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and visitors <span class="itali">from Rome,</span> both<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and strangers <span class="itali">of Rome,</span> Jews<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> those visiting [here] <span class="itali">from Rome</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐδὲ ποιεῖν <b>Ῥωμαίοις</b> οὖσιν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to observe, being <span class="itali">Romans.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to observe, being <span class="itali">Romans.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nor to do <span class="itali">Romans</span> being<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:37</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀκατακρίτους ἀνθρώπους <b>Ῥωμαίους</b> ὑπάρχοντας ἔβαλαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> men <span class="itali">who are Romans,</span> and have thrown<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> being <span class="itali">Romans,</span> and have cast<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> uncondemned men <span class="itali">Romans</span> being they cast [us]<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:38</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀκούσαντες ὅτι <b>Ῥωμαῖοί</b> εἰσιν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> when they heard <span class="itali">that they were Romans,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that they were <span class="itali">Romans.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having heard that <span class="itali">Romans</span> they are<p><b><a href="/text/acts/22-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Εἰ ἄνθρωπον <b>Ῥωμαῖον</b> καὶ ἀκατάκριτον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a man <span class="itali">who is a Roman</span> and uncondemned?<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a man <span class="itali">that is a Roman,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> if A man <span class="itali">a Roman</span> and uncondemned<p><b><a href="/text/acts/22-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄνθρωπος οὗτος <b>Ῥωμαῖός</b> ἐστιν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For this man <span class="itali">is a Roman.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> man is <span class="itali">a Roman.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> man this <span class="itali">a Roman</span> is<p><b><a href="/text/acts/22-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μοι σὺ <b>Ῥωμαῖος</b> εἶ ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and said to him, Tell <span class="itali">me, are you a Roman?</span> And he said,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> art thou <span class="itali">a Roman?</span> He said,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> me you <span class="itali">a Roman</span> you are<p><b><a href="/text/acts/22-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπιγνοὺς ὅτι <b>Ῥωμαῖός</b> ἐστιν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> when he found <span class="itali">out that he was a Roman,</span> and because<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that he was <span class="itali">a Roman,</span> and because<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having ascertained that <span class="itali">a Roman</span> he is and<p><b><a href="/text/acts/23-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 23:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μαθὼν ὅτι <b>Ῥωμαῖός</b> ἐστιν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him, having learned <span class="itali">that he was a Roman.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that he was <span class="itali">a Roman.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/23-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having learned that <span class="itali">a Roman</span> he is<p><b><a href="/text/acts/25-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 25:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔστιν ἔθος <b>Ῥωμαίοις</b> χαρίζεσθαί τινα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them that it is not the custom <span class="itali">of the Romans</span> to hand<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the manner <span class="itali">of the Romans</span> to deliver<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> It is a custom <span class="itali">with Romans</span> to give up any<p><b><a href="/text/acts/28-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 28:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χεῖρας τῶν <b>Ῥωμαίων</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> into the hands <span class="itali">of the Romans.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> into the hands <span class="itali">of the Romans.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hands of the <span class="itali">Romans</span><p><b><a href="/greek/4514.htm">Strong's Greek 4514</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4514.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ro_maio_n_4514.htm">Ῥωμαίων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ro_maioi_4514.htm">Ῥωμαῖοι — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ro_maiois_4514.htm">Ῥωμαίοις — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ro_maion_4514.htm">Ῥωμαῖον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ro_maios_4514.htm">Ῥωμαῖός — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ro_maious_4514.htm">Ῥωμαίους — 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 /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4513.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4513"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4513" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4515.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4515"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4515" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>