Greek word · G4497

Ῥοβοάμ

roboam

Rehoboam

This is the Greek form, taken from the Septuagint, of Hebrew Rechavʿam. The name is usually explained as 'the people is enlarged' or 'the kinsman has made wide.'

Appears 2 times in 1 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

Ῥοβοάμ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. רְחַבְעָם),

Rehoboam: Matthew 1:7.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Matthew 1:7

Range of meaning

This is the Greek form, taken from the Septuagint, of Hebrew Rechavʿam. The name is usually explained as 'the people is enlarged' or 'the kinsman has made wide.'

Against the English

KJV has 'Roboam,' the Greek form. Modern versions go back to the Hebrew form, 'Rehoboam.' Both refer to the same man.

Used elsewhere in the period

1 Kings 11:43–14:31 and 2 Chronicles 9:31–12:16. The Septuagint spells it Ροβοαμ throughout.

Where it appears

Matthew · 2

  1. Matthew 1:7 Ῥοβοάμ· Ῥοβοὰμ Rehoboam;, Rehoboam

    Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.

    Here: Solomon's son and heir, under whom the kingdom split in two (1 Kings 12). This is the Greek form of the Hebrew Rechavʿam, probably 'the people is enlarged' or 'may the kinsman widen.'

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