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Strong's G4514 Ῥωμαῖος (rhomaios)

Rhomaios means “Roman” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4514 — manul (“lock”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4514
Language Greek
Linked Usages 24
Books 5

Strong's G4514 Quick Answer

Strong's G4514 Ῥωμαῖος (Rhomaios) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Rhomaios (rho-mai`-os) adj/g. 1. Romaean, i.e. Roman (as noun) [from G4516] It has 24 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include romans, roman, and rome. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
Rhomaios (rho-mai`-os) adj/g. 1. Romaean, i.e. Roman (as noun) [from G4516]
Usage
24 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
romans, roman, and rome

Meaning and Definition

Rhomaios (rho-mai`-os) adj/g. 1. Romaean, i.e. Roman (as noun) [from G4516] KJV: Roman, of Rome Root(s): G4516

Original Word
Ῥωμαῖος
Transliteration
Rhomaios
Derivation
Root: Ῥώμη R1: 4516
Morphology
adjective/g.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4514. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G4514 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Rhomaios, 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.

Romans John 11:48 Roman Acts 22:25 Rome Acts 2:10

How Strong's G4514 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. 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 New Testament with 13 linked usages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4514 (Ῥωμαῖος) appears 12 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4514 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 G4514 in the New Testament

13 indexed usages in New Testament.

John 11:48 KJV

If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

Acts 2:10 KJV

Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

Acts 16:21 KJV

And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

Strong's G4514 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

11 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 8:1 Septuagint / Brenton

Now Judas had heard of the fame of the Romans, that they were mighty and valiant men, and such as would lovingly accept all that joined themselves unto them, and make a league of amity with all that came unto them;

1 Maccabees 8:23 Septuagint / Brenton

Good success be to the Romans, and to the people of the Jews, by sea and by land forever: the sword also and enemy be far from them.

1 Maccabees 8:27 Septuagint / Brenton

In the same manner also, if war come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them with all their heart, according as the time shall be appointed them:

Usage Excerpts

First 24 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4514.

John 11:48 New Testament, KJV
If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
Acts 2:10 New Testament, KJV
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
Acts 16:21 New Testament, KJV
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
Acts 16:37 New Testament, KJV
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
Acts 16:38 New Testament, KJV
And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
Acts 22:25 New Testament, KJV
And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
Acts 22:26 New Testament, KJV
When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
Acts 22:27 New Testament, KJV
Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
Acts 22:29 New Testament, KJV
Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Acts 23:27 New Testament, KJV
This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
Acts 25:16 New Testament, KJV
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
Acts 28:17 New Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
1 Maccabees 8:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now Judas had heard of the fame of the Romans, that they were mighty and valiant men, and such as would lovingly accept all that joined themselves unto them, and make a league of amity with all that came unto them;
1 Maccabees 8:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Good success be to the Romans, and to the people of the Jews, by sea and by land forever: the sword also and enemy be far from them.
1 Maccabees 8:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In the same manner also, if war come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them with all their heart, according as the time shall be appointed them:
1 Maccabees 8:29 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
According to these articles did the Romans make a covenant with the people of the Jews.
1 Maccabees 12:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For this cause we chose Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater the son of Jason, and sent them unto the Romans, to renew the amity that we had with them, and the former league.
1 Maccabees 14:40 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For he had heard say, that the Romans had called the Jews their friends and confederates and brethren; and that they had entertained the ambassadors of Simon honorably:
1 Maccabees 15:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Lucius, consul of the Romans unto King Ptolemy, greeting:
2 Maccabees 4:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the royal privileges granted of special favor to the Jews by the means of John the father of Eupolemus, who went ambassador to Rome for amity and aid, he took away; and putting down the governments which were according to the law, he brought up new customs against the law:
2 Maccabees 8:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So Nicanor undertook to make so much money of the captive Jews, as should defray the tribute of two thousand talents, which the king was to pay to the Romans.
2 Maccabees 8:36 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus he, that took upon him to make good to the Romans their tribute by means of the captives in Jerusalem, told abroad, that the Jews had God to fight for them, and therefore they could not be hurt, because they followed the laws that he gave them.
2 Maccabees 11:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The Romans also sent unto them a letter containing these words: Quintus Memmius and Titus Manius, ambassadors of the Romans, send greeting unto the people of the Jews.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4514, grouped by book.

John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 11 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 7 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4514 FAQ

What does rhomaios (Ῥωμαῖος) mean?

Rhomaios (Strong's G4514) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Roman". Rhomaios (rho-mai`-os) adj/g. 1. Romaean, i.e. Roman (as noun) [from G4516]

How many times is rhomaios (Ῥωμαῖος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 24 linked usages for Strong's G4514 across 5 books.

Where can I study rhomaios (Ῥωμαῖος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4514 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate rhomaios (Ῥωμαῖος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as romans, roman, and rome. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4514 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 11 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4514, with linked reader references where each row is available.