- Original: Ῥήγιον - Transliteration: Rhegion - Phonetic: hrayg'-ee-on - Definition: Rhegium = breach 1. an Italian town situated on the Bruttian coast, just at the southern entrance of the Straits of messina - Origin: of Latin origin - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: Of Latin origin; Rhegium a place in Italy: - Rhegium. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Rhegium, 1 Act 28:13