Quick Definition
ῥύμη, ης, ἡ n.f. a street, lane
Strong's Definition
prolongation from 4506 in its original sense; an alley or avenue (as crowded)
KJV Usage: lane, street
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ῥύμη, της, ἡ, (fr. PYQ i. q. ἐρύω ‘to draw ’ [but Curtius § 517; Vanicek p. 1210, al., connect it with ῥέω ‘to flow 7); 1. in earlier Grk. the swing, rush, force, trail, of a body in motion. 2. in later Grk. a tract of way in a town shut in by buildings on both sides; a street, lane: Mt. vi. 2; Lk. xiv. 21; Acts ix. 11; xii. 10; ef. Is. xv. 3; Sir. ix. 7; Tob. xiii. 18. Cf. Zob. ad Phryn. p- 404; [Rutherford, New Phryn. p. 488; Wetstein on Mt. u. 8.5 W. 22, 23].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ῥύμη rhymē 4x
pr. a rush or sweep of a body in motion; a street, Acts 9:11; 12:10; a narrow street, lane, alley, as distinguished from πλατεῖα, Mt. 6:2; Lk. 14:21*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ῥύμη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX: Is 15:3 (רְחֹב), Pr 31:23א, To 13:18, Si 9:7 א1* ;]
in cl., the force, rush, swing, of a moving body; esp. of a charge of soldiers.
In late Greek (as in Macedonian, v. Kennedy, Sources, 15), a narrow road, lane, street: in Polyb., of a road in camp; in LXX and NT (π. also) of streets in a town, Mt 6:2, Lk 14:21, Ac 9:11 12:10 (cf. Rutherford, NPhr., 488).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ῥύμη For the perf. pass., as in Mt 985, cf. P Petr II. 19 (2) (iii/B.C.) καλῶς οὖμ ποιήσεις ἐϊπι]στροφήν [pov π]οιησάμένος, ἔρρειμαι γὰρ κακῶς διακείμενος ἀπ᾽ ἐκείνου, and for MGr ῥίφτω, cast away”: the form ῥιπτέω see Radermacher G”. p. 84. ῥίχνω, ῥίχτω (ῥιμμένος, ῥιχμένος), “throw,” ‘ see Thumb Hand. p. 353. Pd8n. For this proper name (Ac 1273) cf. the inscr. on a gravestone at Alexandria of iii/B.c.—/reisighke 392 “Pd8y Mion μάμμη. Blass (ad Ac /.c.) points out that the name is found in myths and comedies: see e.g. Menander Fragm. 245°, 546°, Philemon /7. 84. “Ῥοδίνη is found as a proper name in the Christian inscr. CIG IV. 9484. The adj. ῥόδινος occurs in P Oxy III. 496 (articles in a dowry—a.D. 127) ζώνας δύο, σανδυκίνην, ῥοδίνην, ‘2 girdles, one red, the other rose-coloured,” and P Goodsp Chicago 4% (medical prescription—ii/A.D.) κηρωτὴ ῥοδίνη, ‘ wax-ointment scented with rose.” See also P Petr II. 34 (4)8 (an account for unguents—iii/B.c.) (= Sudhoff Arstliches, p. 47) podtvov B.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ῥύμη (rhumē) — lane. ῥύμ-η [ῡ], ἡ, force, swing, rush of a body in motion, ῥύμῃ ἐμπίπτειν with a swing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πτερύγων ῥύμη rush of wings, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τροχοῦ ῥύμαισι τευκτὸν.. κύτος formed by the whirl of the potter's wheel, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ῥ. τοῦ αἵματος the flow of blood in the veins, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ῥ. τῆς ἐκκρούσεως [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῆς ῥ. τῆς ἁλιάδος ὁ ψόφος, of the noise made by a boat in motion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ῥ. τῆς ὀργῆς κτλ. the vehemence of passion, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. absolutely, rush, charge, of soldiers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of ships, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ τοῦ ῥοίβδου καὶ τῆς ῥ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. ={ῥοπή}, Chrysipp. cited in [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II. street, [LXX+4th c.BC+]; of a Roman camp, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; lane, alley, [NT+3rd c.BC+]; slit, chink, uncertain reading in [Refs 5th c.BC+]