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λόγχη logchē · G3057

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spear

λόγχη, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX for רֹמַח, etc. ; ] ; 1. a spear-head. ; 2. a lance, spear: Mat.27:49 ([WH], R, mg.), Jhn.19:34.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

λόγχ-η, ἡ, ; A spear-head, []: also in plural of a single spear, the point with its barbs, τὸ ξυστὸν τῇσι λόγχῃσι ἐὸν ὁμοίως χρύσεον the shaft alike with the spear-head, []; οἱ κνώδοντες τῆς λόγχης the barbs of the spear-head, []; A.2 lance-shaped birth-mark, []; A.II lance, spear, javelin, []; λόγχας ἐσθίων, proverbial of a bragging coward, a 'fire-eater', []; A.III troop of spearmen, ξὺν ἑπτὰ λόγχαις []

Where it's used 1 time

John 19:34

Source: TBESG G3057; TFLSJ G3057

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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