Rhōmē · Rome

What it means

Rhōmē (Ῥώμη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Rome”.

The capital of the Roman Empire.

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.

The place

• Rome

  Today: Rome, capital of Italy

  The capital of the Roman Empire, in central Italy today, on the Tiber River.

  Paul came there as a prisoner and preached two years without hindrance (Acts 28:16, 30-31). He wrote his longest letter to the believers in Rome (Rom 1:7).

  Acts 28:14Acts 19:21Romans 1:72 Timothy 1:17

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Acts×5
• Romans×2
• 2 Timothy×1

• Acts 18:2

  And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by birth, who had recently come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome; and he went to them,

• Acts 19:21

  And when these things were completed, Paul resolved in the spirit to go to Jerusalem after passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, I must see Rome also.”

• Acts 23:11

  And on the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage; for as you have testified to the things about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”

• Acts 28:14

  where we found brothers and were urged to stay with them seven days; and so we came to Rome.

• Acts 28:16

  And when we entered into Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

• Romans 1:7

  to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah.

• Romans 1:15

  So for my part I am eager to proclaim the good news also to you who are in Rome.

• 2 Timothy 1:17

  but when he was in Rome, he searched for me eagerly and found me.