ῬοῦφοςRhoûphos

(Lat.), Rufus: Mark 15:21, Romans 16:13.

Greek (New Testament) · G4504

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Mark 15:21 A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene, was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. (Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.)
  • Romans 16:13 Greet Rufus, whom the Lord picked out to be his very own; and also his dear mother, who has been a mother to me.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.