Lexical Definition

‎ῥύμη‎ rhýmē (hroo'-may) lane ^G:N-F
prolongation from ‎ῥύομαι‎ in its original sense

lane, street.

• an alley or avenue (as crowded)

Abbott-Smith

ῥύμη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX: Is 15:3 (רְחֹב), Pr 31:23א, To 13:18, Si 9:7 א1* ;]
1. in cl., the force, rush, swing, of a moving body; esp. of a charge of soldiers.
2. 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).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ῥύμη-η [ῡ], ἡ,

force, swing, rush of a body in motion, ῥύμηῃ ἐμπίπτειν with a swing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πτερύγων ῥύμηη rush of wings, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τροχοῦ ῥύμηαισι 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, [ῥύμηῃ θεοῦ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 64; ἡ ῥ. τῆς τύχης 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Caesar” 53 ">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+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Isa.15.3 ☩ Acts.9.11}