Ῥωμαίων

Rhōmaîos

Romans

A person belonging to Rome; in the primary sense, an inhabitant or citizen of the city of Rome or, more broadly, of the Roman state or empire. By extension, the term can denote someone identifying with or governed by the Roman polity, culture, or legal system. In certain contexts, it functions as an ethnic, civic, or political designation, sometimes contrasted with non-Romans in the Greco-Roman world.

G4514

Acts 28:17 · Word #40

Lexicon G4514

LemmaῬωμαῖος
TransliterationRhōmaîos
Strong'sG4514
DefinitionA person belonging to Rome; in the primary sense, an inhabitant or citizen of the city of Rome or, more broadly, of the Roman state or empire. By extension, the term can denote someone identifying with or governed by the Roman polity, culture, or legal system. In certain contexts, it functions as an ethnic, civic, or political designation, sometimes contrasted with non-Romans in the Greco-Roman world.

Morphology ADJ.S GEN M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

PhraseRomans
LiteralRomans

Lexical Info

LemmaῬωμαῖος
Strong'sG4514

SIBI-P1 Translation G4514-03

Roman

Morphological NotesAttributive adjective functioning substantivally; accusative masculine singular (Gr,AA,,,,AMS), denoting one male individual as the direct object, characterized as belonging to Rome.
Rendering Rationale"Roman" directly reflects one belonging to or identified with Rome, preserving the adjectival sense of affiliation inherent in Ῥωμαῖος. The accusative masculine singular form denotes a single male individual identified as a Roman.

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