Ῥωμαῖος

RhōmaiosRoman
greekNew TestamentName of a people group12 occurrences2 books12 verses
This word comes from the name of Rome.

Definition

Ῥωμαῖος, -α, -ον

Roman: John 11:48, Acts 2:10 (RV, from Rome), Acts 16:21, 37-38; 22:25-27, 29; 23:27; 25:16; 28:17.

Glossary entries

Rome (City)

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

12 total
  1. John 11:48Ῥωμαῖοι · Romans
    If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
  2. Acts 2:10Ῥωμαῖοι · from Rome
    Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
  3. Acts 16:21Ῥωμαίοις · Romans
    …by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
  4. Acts 16:37Ῥωμαίους · Roman citizens
    But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
  5. Acts 16:38Ῥωμαῖοί · Roman citizens
    So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
  6. Acts 22:25Ῥωμαῖον · Roman citizen
    But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
  7. Acts 22:26Ῥωμαῖός · a Roman citizen
    On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
  8. Acts 22:27Ῥωμαῖος · a Roman citizen
    The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
  9. Acts 22:29Ῥωμαῖός · a Roman citizen {in chains}
    At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
  10. Acts 23:27Ῥωμαῖός · a Roman citizen
    This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
  11. Acts 25:16Ῥωμαίοις
    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
  12. Acts 28:17Ῥωμαίων · Romans
    After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.