What do the scholarly sources and Greek lexica have to say about Ῥωμαῖος?
BDAG Entry for Romaios |
LSJ: Ῥωμ-αῖος, α, ον, a Roman, Plb. 10.36.3, etc.; τὰ Ῥωμαῖα ludi Romani, D.C. 37.8 .
Louw-Nida Greek and English Lexicon: 93.562 Ῥωμαῖος, ου m: (derivative of Ῥώμη ‘Rome,’ 93.563) a person who lives in or is a native of Rome or a citizen of the Roman Empire - ‘a Roman’ (Ac 2.10; 22.25).
George Abbott-Smith Greek-English Lexicon: Ῥωμαῖος, -α, -ον
Roman: Jo 11:48, Ac 2:10 (RV, from Rome), Ac 16:21, 37, 38 22:25-27, 29 23:27 25:16 28:17.†
Places in Maccabees Where "Romans" Are Mentioned: 1 Maccabees 8:1; 2 Maccabees 8:10, 36.
See the reference to the "Roman citizen" here: https://www.papyri.info/hgv/19500
Places in Maccabees Where "Romans" Are Mentioned: 1 Maccabees 8:1; 2 Maccabees 8:10, 36.
See the reference to the "Roman citizen" here: https://www.papyri.info/hgv/19500
For acts 16 see - https://www.pilgrimtours.com/greece/info/philippi.htm
ReplyDeleteThanks, Duncan. I added some more material today and will be editing the post in the weeks to come.
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