Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
Ruth
Usage: Ῥoύθ, ἡ indecl. (Heb. רוּת), Ruth: Mat.15:1-39.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G4503
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
20
Books
2
Strong's G4503 Quick Answer
Strong's G4503 Ῥούθ (Rhouth) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Rhouth (rhouth') n/p. 1. Ruth, a Moabitess [of Hebrew origin (H7327)] It has 20 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include ruth. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Rhouth (rhouth') n/p. 1. Ruth, a Moabitess [of Hebrew origin (H7327)]
- Usage
- 20 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
- Usage Words
- ruth
Meaning and Definition
Rhouth (rhouth') n/p. 1. Ruth, a Moabitess [of Hebrew origin (H7327)] KJV: Ruth Root(s): H7327
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4503. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G4503 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Rhouth, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Ruth
Matthew 1:5
How Strong's G4503 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G4503 (Ῥούθ) appears 19 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Strong's G4503 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G4503 in the New Testament
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Strong's G4503 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
19 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And they took to themselves wives, women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the second Ruth; and they dwelt there about ten years.
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people; but Ruth followed her.
And Naomi said to Ruth, Behold, thy sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods; turn now thou also after thy sister-in-law.
Usage Excerpts
First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4503.
And they took to themselves wives, women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the second Ruth; and they dwelt there about ten years.
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people; but Ruth followed her.
And Naomi said to Ruth, Behold, thy sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods; turn now thou also after thy sister-in-law.
And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following thee; for whithersoever thou goest, I will go, and wheresoever thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.
So Naomi and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, returned from the country of Moab; and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me go now to the field, and I will glean among the ears behind the man with whomsoever I shall find favor: and she said to her, Go, daughter.
And Boaz said to Ruth, Hast thou not heard, my daughter? go not to glean in another field; and depart not thou hence, join thyself here with my damsels.
And Boaz said to her, Now it is time to eat; come hither, and thou shalt eat of the bread, and thou shalt dip thy morsel in the vinegar: and Ruth sat by the side of the reapers, and Boaz handed her meal, and she ate, and was satisfied, and left.
And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned, and Ruth brought forth and gave to her the food which she had left from what she had been satisfied with.
And her mother-in-law said to her, Where hast thou gleaned today, and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that took notice of thee. And Ruth told her mother-in-law where she had wrought, and said, The name of the man with whom I wrought today is Boaz.
And Ruth said to her mother-in-law, Yea, he said also to me, Keep close to my damsels, until the men shall have finished all my reaping.
And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is well, daughter, that thou wentest out with his damsels; thus they shall not meet thee in another field.
And Ruth joined herself to the damsels of Boaz to glean until they had finished the barley harvest and the wheat harvest.
And Ruth said to her, All that thou shalt say, I will do.
And he said, Who art thou? and she said, I am thy handmaid Ruth; spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid, for thou art a near relation.
And Ruth went in to her mother-in-law, and she said to her, My daughter! and Ruth told her all that the man had done to her.
And Boaz said, In the day of thy buying the field of the hand of Naomi and of Ruth the Moabitess the wife of the deceased, thou must also buy her, so as to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
Moreover I have bought for myself for a wife Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance; so the name of the dead shall not be destroyed from among his brethren, and from the tribe of his people: ye are this day witnesses.
And Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife, and he went in to her; and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son.
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4503, grouped by book.
Ruth 19 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Strong's G4503 FAQ
What does rhouth (Ῥούθ) mean?
Rhouth (Strong's G4503) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Ruth". Rhouth (rhouth') n/p. 1. Ruth, a Moabitess [of Hebrew origin (H7327)]
How many times is rhouth (Ῥούθ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's G4503 across 2 books.
Where can I study rhouth (Ῥούθ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4503 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
What English words translate rhouth (Ῥούθ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ruth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G4503 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 19 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G4503, with linked reader references where each row is available.