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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G4464 - Staff

Strong's No.:G4464

Greek:ῥάβδος

Transliteration:rhabdos

Phonetic:hrab'-dos

Word Origin:From the base of G4474

Bible Usage:rod sceptre staff.

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

a stick or wand (as a cudgel a cane or a baton of royalty)


Thayers
Definition:

1. a staff, a walking stick, a twig, rod, branch

2. a rod with which one is beaten

3. a staff

a. as used on a journey, or to lean upon, or by shepherds

b. when applied to kings

1. with a rod of iron, indicates the severest, most rigorous rule

2. a royal sceptre


Bible References:
Staff

Translation
Occurrences:
rod ( 6 )
sceptre ( 2 )
staff ( 2 )
staves ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.