GREEK · G4499
Ῥόδος
Rhodos — Rhodes
the isle of Rhodes , (Iliad by Homer), etc. (ML)
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Rhodes
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
A rose, an island to the south of the western extremity of Asia Minor, between Coos and Patara, about 46 miles long and 18 miles broad. Here the apostle probably landed on his way from Greece to Syria (Acts 21:1), on returning from his third missionary journey.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.