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Rufus
Biblical Persons & Places
Rufus
Man living at the time of the New Testament
A man living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at Mrk.15.21;
only referred to as Rufus (Ῥοῦφος);
son of Simon;
a brother of Alexander.
Rufus
Man living at the time of the New Testament
A man living at the time of the New Testament, only mentioned at Rom.16.13;
only referred to as Rufus (Ῥοῦφος).
Strong's Definition
red; Rufus, a Christian
Derivation: of Latin origin;
KJV Usage: Rufus
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ῥοῦφος, Ῥούφου. ὁ, Rufus (i. e. 'red', 'reddish'), a Latin proper name of a certain Christian: Mar_15:21; Rom_16:13. (B. D. under the word .)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Ῥοῦφος Rhouphos 2x
Rufus, pr. name, Mar_15:21 ; Rom_16:13
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Ῥοῦφος , -ου , ὁ
(Lat.),
Rufus: Mar_15:21 , Rom_16:13 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Ῥοῦφος [page 564]
For the probable identification of the Ῥοῦφος of Rom_16:13 with the Ῥοῦφος of Mar_15:21 , see SH p. 426 f. The name is very common : see e.g. P Hamb I. 29 .5 (A.D. 89), and the reff. in Preisigke Namenbuch s.v .
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Ῥοῦφος, -ου, ὁ
(Lat.), Rufus: Mrk.15:21, Rom.16:13.†
(AS)