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Koine Greek wordlink #141120

SR GNT Heb 1:8 ῥάβδος (ɽabdos) ‘age and the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of the’ Strongs=44640 Lemma=rhabdos
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Other uses (2) of identical word form ῥάβδος (N-NFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ῥάβδος’ (N-NFS) has 3 different glosses: ‘the scepter’, ‘scepter’, ‘staff’.

Heb 1:8 ‘the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of the kingdom of him’ SR GNT Heb 1:8 word 21

OET-LV: 8 on _the _other _hand to the son: The throne of _you, the god, to the age of _the age, and the scepter of_ the _righteousness is the_scepter of _the kingdom of _him. (HEB_1:8)

OET-RV: 8 And on the other hand to his son he said:
⇔ ‘God, your throne will last to the end of the ages;
⇔ The ruler of his kingdom is a ruler of justice. (HEB 1:8)

Heb 9:4 ‘manna and the staff of Aʼarōn/(ʼAhₐron) having sprouted and’ SR GNT Heb 9:4 word 21

OET-LV: 4 the_golden having incense _altar and the box of _the covenant, having _been _covered _around on _every _side with _gold, in which jar golden having the manna, and the staff of_Aʼarōn/(ʼAhₐron) which having _sprouted, and the tablets of _the covenant. (HEB_9:4)

OET-RV: 4 having the golden incense altar and the box of the agreement which was completely gold-plated and which contained a golden jar of manna and Aaron’s staff which had sprouted and the stone tablets inscribed with the commands. (HEB 9:4)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘rhabdos’ have 6 different glosses: ‘a rod’, ‘a staff’, ‘the scepter’, ‘to a staff’, ‘scepter’, ‘staff’.

Key: N=noun NFS=nominative,feminine,singular