Quick Definition
Ῥεμφάν, ὁ Prop.n. Rephan, Saturn
Strong's Definition
by incorrect transliteration for a word of Hebrew origin (3594); Remphan (i.e. Kijun), an Egyptian idol
KJV Usage: Remphan
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun-name, m. | indeclinable
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ῥεμφάν (RG), or Ῥεφάν (L Tr), or ‘Poudav (T), [or “Ῥομφά WH, see their App. on Acts as below], Remphan [so A.V.], or Rephan [so R.V.], Romphan, [or Rompha}, a Coptic pr. name of Saturn: Acts vii. 43, fr. Amos ν. 26 where the Sept. render by ‘Pasay [or “Pedav] the Hebr. }3°3, thought by many to be equiv. to the Syriac - μὰ - 5 “Ὁ - . ob, and the Arabic ἢ, ζ΄ designations of Saturn; but by others regarded as an appellative, signifying ‘stand,’ ‘ pedestal’ (Germ. Geritst; so Hitzig), or ‘statue’ (so Gesenmius), formed from 35 after the analogy of such forms as p33M, 913, ete. Cf. Win. RWB. 5. v. Saturn; Gesenius, Thes. p. 669°; J. G. Miiller in Herzog xii. 736; Merz in Schenkel i. p. 516 sq.; Schrader in Riehm p. 234; [Baudissin in Herzog ed. 2 8. v. Saturn, and reff. there given; B. D. 5. v. Remphan].
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Ῥεμφάν, Ῥεφάς, v.s. Ῥομφά.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
Ῥεφάν, Ῥαιφάν, Ῥομφά, Ῥεμφάν (Rhemphan, Rhaiphan) — Rephan. Ῥεμφάν, Ῥεφάς, see: Ῥομφά. Ῥομφά (-άν, T; Ῥεφάν, LTr.; Ῥεμφάν, Rec.; see WH, App., 92), [in LXX: Amo.5:26 (Ῥαιμφάν or Ῥεφάν, Heb. כִּיּוּן)* ;] Rompha, Rephan (RV), one of the names of Seb, the Egyptian Saturn: Act.7:43 (LXX).† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
