adjective
rōmaios
GreekῬωμαῖος (rōmaios)
Strong’sG4514
Roman, a Roman citizen
stem rōmai-12 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books6 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ῥωμαῖος, -α, -ον
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4514 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhro-mah'-yos
Romæan, i.e. Roman (as noun)
Fromfrom G4516;
King JamesRoman, of Rome.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | rōmaios4×Ῥωμαῖός | rōmaias | rōmaiem | rōmaiois3×Ῥωμαῖοι | rōmaiais | rōmaieim |
| object accusative | rōmaion1×Ῥωμαῖον | rōmaian | rōmaioin1×Ῥωμαίους | rōmaiain | ||
| direct address vocative | rōmaior | rōmaiar | rōmaioir | rōmaiair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | rōmaiou | rōmaiau | rōmaieu | rōmaioiu1×Ῥωμαίων | rōmaiaiu | rōmaieiu |
| to, for dative | rōmaio | rōmaia | rōmaie | rōmaioi2×Ῥωμαίοις | rōmaiai | rōmaiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
rōmai is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
rōmaios“roman”subjectnominative singular4×
Acts 22:26“roman”akouaratos de tos hekatontarchēos prosercharatos to chiliarcho apangellata legarōtos; Tinem mellasō poiarō? tos gar anthrōpos houtos Rōmaios atō.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.”
Acts 22:27“roman”prosercharatos de tos chiliarchos legata auto; Legasōr mi, sis Rōmaios asō? tos de fēate; Nai.The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
Acts 22:29“roman”eutheōs oun afistanala apo autou tois mellarōtois auton anetazarō; kai tos chiliarchos de fobita epignōskaratos hoti Rōmaios atō kai hoti auton ate darētos.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.
Acts 23:27“roman”ton anēron houton sullambiraton hupo toiu Ioudaioiu kai mellarōton anairirō hupo autoiu efistanaratos sun te strateume exairema, matharatos hoti Rōmaios atō,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,
rōmaion“roman”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 22:25“roman”hōs de proteinala auton toi himantoi legata pros ton histanarēton hekatontarchēon tos Paulos; Ei anthrōpon Rōmaion kai akatakriton exestinatō vi mastizarō?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?”
rōmaiois“romans”subjectnominative plural3×
John 11:48“romans”ean afiēkaneia auton houtōs, pantois pisteuali eis auton, kai ercheli tois Rōmaiois kai airali nu kai ton topon kai tem ethnem.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.”
Acts 2:10“from rome”Frugian tē kai Pamfulian, Aiguptan kai teim mereim tau Libuau tau kata Kurēnan, kai tois epidēmarōtois Rōmaiois,Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
Acts 16:38“roman citizens”apangellala de toi stratēgoi tois rabdouchois teim rēmeim houteim; fobila de akouaratois hoti Rōmaiois alō,So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
rōmaioin“roman”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 16:37“roman”tos de Paulos fēate pros autoin; Deraratois nin dēmosia akatakritoin, anthrōpoin Rōmaioin huparcharōtoin, ballala eis fulakan; kai nun lathra nin ekballalō? ouk gar, alla ercharatois autois nin exagalar.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!”
rōmaioiu“romans”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Acts 28:17“romans”Gineta de meta hēmerain treis sunkalera auton toin arōtoin toiu Ioudaioiu prōtoin; sunercharatoiu de autoiu legate pros autoin; Mis, anēroir adelfoir, oudenem enantiem poiaratos to lao ē tei ethei tei patrōei desmios ek Hierosolumeiu paradōima eis tain cheirain toiu Rōmaioiu,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.
rōmaioi“romans”to, fordative plural2×
Acts 16:21“romans”kai katangellalō etheim heim ouk exestinatō ni paradecherō oude poiarō Rōmaioi arōtoi.by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
Acts 25:16“romans”pros hoin apokrinima hoti ouk atō ethem Rōmaioi charizerō tinon anthrōpon prin ē tos katēgorirōtos kata prosōpem echatoiō toin katēgoroin topon tē apologiau lambatoia peri teu enklēmeu.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.