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G4464

ῥάβδος

rhä'b-dos
feminine noun
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From the base of ῥαπίζω (G4474)

from the base of G4474; a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty):—rod, sceptre, staff.

Outline

  1. a staff, a walking stick, a twig, rod, branch
  2. a rod with which one is beaten
  3. a staff
    1. as used on a journey, or to lean upon, or by shepherds
    2. when applied to kings
      1. with a rod of iron, indicates the severest, most rigorous rule
      2. a royal sceptre

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