rhabdos · staff, rod

What it means

rhabdos (ῥάβδος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “staff, rod”.

A scepter.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A long stick to lean on while walking, or to strike and correct.
2. The rod a king holds as a sign of his power to rule.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• staff ×6
• rod ×4
• scepter ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• Hebrews×4
• Revelation×4

• Matthew 10:10

  no bag for the road, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the worker is worthy of his food.

• Mark 6:8

  And he instructed them that they should take nothing for the journey except a staff only; no bread, no bag, no copper coins in their belts,

• Luke 9:3

  And he said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staff nor bag nor bread nor money, nor have two tunics apiece.

• 1 Corinthians 4:21

  What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?

• Hebrews 1:8

  But of the Son he says: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

• Hebrews 9:4

  having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which were a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron’s staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

• Hebrews 11:21

  By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped leaning on the top of his staff.

• Revelation 2:27

  and he will shepherd them with an iron rod, as the clay pots are shattered,

• Revelation 11:1

  And a measuring reed like a staff was given to me, saying, “Get up and measure the sanctuary of God and the altar and those who worship in it.

• Revelation 12:5

  And she gave birth to a son, a male, who is going to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod; and her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.

• Revelation 19:15

  And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it he may strike the nations; and he will shepherd them with an iron rod; and he treads the winepress of the wine of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

And 1 more times.