| Lexical Summary Rhodos: Rhodes, an island in the MediterraneanOriginal Word: Ῥόδος Transliteration: Rhodos Phonetic Spelling: (hrod'-os) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: Rhodes, an island in the Mediterranean Meaning: Rhodes -- an island in the Mediterranean Strong's ConcordanceRhodes. Probably from rhodon (a rose); Rhodus, an island of the Mediterranean -- Rhodes. Thayer's Greek LexiconSTRONGS NT 4499: Ῥόδος Ῥόδος, ῤόδου, ἡ, Rhodes ((cf. Pape, Eigennamen, under the word)), a well-known island of the Cyclades opposite Caria and Lycia, with a capital of the same name: Acts 21:1. ((From Homer down); 1 Macc. 15:23.) | 



