Ῥοῦφον
Rhoûphos
Rufus
Personal name 'Rufus,' with the sense 'Red-haired' or 'Red'; used as a proper noun to designate an individual in the New Testament. Represents the Latin Rufus, which originally functioned as a cognomen signifying someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion. In the New Testament and contemporary Hellenistic literature, it serves exclusively as a personal name with no additional semantic extensions.
Romans 16:13 · Word #2
Lexicon G4504
| Lemma | Ῥοῦφος |
| Transliteration | Rhoûphos |
| Strong's | G4504 |
| Definition | Personal name 'Rufus,' with the sense 'Red-haired' or 'Red'; used as a proper noun to designate an individual in the New Testament. Represents the Latin Rufus, which originally functioned as a cognomen signifying someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion. In the New Testament and contemporary Hellenistic literature, it serves exclusively as a personal name with no additional semantic extensions. |
Morphology N ACC M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Rufus |
| Literal | Rufus |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Ῥοῦφος |
| Strong's | G4504 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4504-01
Rufus
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine, singular, accusative (Gr,N,,,,,AMS); proper personal name in object form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term is a masculine singular accusative proper noun derived from Latin Rufus, originally meaning 'red' or 'red-haired,' but functioning in Koine solely as a personal name. The accusative case marks it as the direct object form, preserved in English without inflection. |
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