noun · feminine
rōmas
GreekῬώμη (rōmē)
Strong’sG4516
Rome
stem rōm-8 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ῥώμη, -ης, ἡ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4516 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhro'-may
strength; Roma, the capital of Italy
Fromfrom the base of G4517;
King JamesRome.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | rōmas | rōmais |
| object accusative | rōman4×Ῥώμην | rōmain |
| direct address vocative | rōmar | rōmair |
| of, belonging to genitive | rōmau1×Ῥώμης | rōmaiu |
| to, for dative | rōma3×Ῥώμῃ | rōmai |
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
rōma 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
rōman“Rome”objectaccusative singular4×
Acts 19:21“Rome”Hōs de plērita houteim, titheta tos Paulos en te pneume diercharatos tan Makedonian kai Achaian poreuerō eis Hierosolumeim, legaratos hoti Meta tem ginera min ekei datō min kai Rōman horara.After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
Acts 23:11“Rome”Ta de epeiarōta nuxa efistanaratos auto tos kurios legata; Tharsasōr, hōs gar diamarturesa teim peri mu eis Ierousalēm houtōs sin datō kai eis Rōman marturara.The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
Acts 28:14“Rome”hou heuriskaratois adelfoin parakalina para autoi epimenara hēmerain hepta; kai houtōs eis tan Rōman erchana.There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
Acts 28:16“Rome”Hote de eiserchana eis Rōman, epitrepita to Paulo menarō kata heauton sun to fulassarōto auton stratiōto.When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
rōmau“Rome”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 18:2“Rome”kai heuriskaratos tinon Ioudaion onome Akulaon, Pontikon te gene, prosfatōs ercharēton apo tau Italiau kai Priskillan gunaikan autou dia tem diatassarē Klaudion chōrizirō pantoin toin Ioudaioin apo tau Rōmau, proserchata autoi,There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
rōma“Rome”to, fordative singular3×
Romans 1:7“Rome”pantoi toi arōtoi en Rōma agapētoi theou, klētoi hagioi; charias vi kai eirēnas apo theou patērou nu kai kuriou Iēsu Christou.To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 1:15“Rome”houtōs tem kata min prothumem kai vi toi en Rōma euangelizera.That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
2 Timothy 1:17“Rome”alla gineratos en Rōma spoudaiōs zētata min kai heuriskataIndeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.