Ῥαγαύ G4466
Reu, the son of Peleg and ancestor of Abraham in Luke's genealogy
This proper name identifies Reu (Hebrew Re'u), a patriarch listed in the genealogy of Jesus in Luke's gospel. Reu was the son of Peleg and the father of Serug, part of the post-flood lineage leading to Abraham. The name appears in Genesis 11 in the Table of Nations. Luke includes Reu in the extended genealogy that traces Jesus' lineage back through Abraham to Adam, establishing Jesus' connection to all humanity. The multilingual glosses transliterate the name, recognizing it as a proper designation for this ancestral figure.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Luke 3:35 traces Jesus' genealogy: 'the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah.' Reu appears as one link in the chain connecting Jesus to the patriarchs. The transliterated glosses simply preserve the name across languages. While Scripture tells us nothing about Reu's character or deeds beyond his place in the genealogy, his inclusion affirms God's faithfulness across generations, preserving the messianic line through centuries of ordinary, unnamed lives until the fullness of time when Christ appeared. 1×
AR["رَعُو"]·ben["রিয়ূর"]·DE["Ῥαγαῦ"]·EN["Rhagau"]·FR["Ragau"]·heb["רְעוּ"]·HI["रागौ"]·ID["Rehu"]·IT["ragau"]·jav["Rèu,"]·KO["르우-의"]·PT["Ragau"]·RU["Рагавов"]·ES["Rhagaû"]·SW["Rhagaú"]·TR["Reu"]·urd["رعو-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ῥαγαύ (Rec. -αῦ), ὁ, indecl. (LXX for Heb. רְעוּ, Gen.11:18, al.), Reu: Luk.3:35.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)