Lectionary Calendar
Friday, April 19th, 2024
the Third Week after Easter
the Third Week after Easter
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!
Click here to learn more!
Bible Dictionaries
Sergeant
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
"a rod bearer" (rhabdos, "a rod," echo, "to hold"), one who carries a staff of office, was, firstly, an umpire or judge, later, a Roman lictor, Acts 16:35,38 . The duty of these officials was to attend Roman magistrates to execute their orders, especially administering punishment by scourging or beheading; they carried as their sign of office the fasces (whence "Fascist"), a bundle of rods with an axe inserted. At Philippi they acted under the strategoi or pretors (see MAGISTRATE , No. 1.)
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Sergeant'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/sergeant.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Sergeant'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/sergeant.html. 1940.
