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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4490. ῥητῶς (rhétós) -- Stated, specified, explicit</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4490.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/6-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4490.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4490</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4489.htm" title="4489">◄</a> 4490. rhétós <a href="../greek/4491.htm" title="4491">►</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">rhétós: Stated, specified, explicit</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ῥητός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adverb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>rhétós<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hray-TOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hray-toce')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Stated, specified, explicit<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>expressly, explicitly, in so many words.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ῥέω (rheo), meaning "to speak" or "to say."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "rhétós," the concept of explicitness can be related to Hebrew words like "בָּרוּר" (barur), meaning "clear" or "distinct," and "נָכוֹן" (nachon), meaning "right" or "true."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "rhétós" is used to describe something that is clearly expressed or explicitly stated. In the context of biblical texts, it often refers to words or commands that are clearly articulated and leave no room for ambiguity.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, clarity of speech and explicit communication were highly valued, especially in legal and philosophical contexts. The ability to articulate thoughts clearly was seen as a mark of wisdom and education. In the biblical context, the clarity of God's commands and promises is emphasized, reflecting the importance of understanding and obeying divine instructions.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>adverb from rhétos (stated)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>in stated terms<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>explicitly (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 4490: ῤητῶς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ῤητῶς</span></span> (<span class="greek2">ῤητός</span>), adverb, <span class="accented">expressly,</span> in express words: <span class="greek2">ῤητῶς</span> <span class="greek2">λέγει</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 3, 23, 5; <span class="abbreviation">Strabo</span> 9, p. 426; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, Brut. 29; (de Stoic. repugn. 15, 10); (<span class="abbreviation">Diogenes Laërtius</span> 8, 71; (others; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Wetstein</span> on 1 Timothy, the passage cited; <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 463 (431)).)<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>expressly. <p>Adverb from a derivative of <a href="/greek/4483.htm">rheo</a>; out-spokenly, i.e. Distinctly -- expressly. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4483.htm">rheo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ρητως ρητώς ῥητῶς ρίγει retos rētōs rhetos rhetôs rhētōs rhētō̂s<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/1_timothy/4-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 4:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ πνεῦμα <b>ῥητῶς</b> λέγει ὅτι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But the Spirit <span class="itali">explicitly</span> says<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the Spirit speaketh <span class="itali">expressly,</span> that in<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> but [the] Spirit <span class="itali">expressly</span> speaks that<p><b><a href="/greek/4490.htm">Strong's Greek 4490</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4490.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/re_to_s_4490.htm">ῥητῶς — 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/4489.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4489"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4489" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4491.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4491"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4491" /></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>