Lane

Holman Bible Dictionary

lane Luke 14:21Acts 9:11Acts 12:10

Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament

LANE. —See Street.

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: Ῥύμη (Strong'S #4505 — Noun Feminine — rhume — hroo'-may )

in earlier Greek meant "the force or rush or swing of a moving body;" in later times, "a narrow road, lane or street;" it is translated "lanes" in Luke 14:21; "streets" in Matthew 6:2; "street" in Acts 9:11; 12:10 . See Street. In the Sept., Isaiah 15:3 .

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad; an alley between buildings; a narrow way among trees, rocks, and other natural obstructions; hence, in a general sense, a narrow passageway; as, a lane between lines of men, or through a field of ice.

(2):

(a.) Alone.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

lan ( ῤύμη , rhúmē ): An alley or bypath of a city. Occurs once in Luke 14:21 , "Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city"; elsewhere translated "street," e.g. Matthew 6:2; Acts 9:11; Ecclesiasticus 9:7; Tobit 13:18.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(ῥύμη , so rendered in Luke 14:21; elsewhere "street"), a narrow passage or alley in a city, in distinction from a principal thoroughfare (πλατεῖα ). (See Street).