μάχαιρα machaira · G3162

sword

μάχαιρα, -ης; (Att.. -ας; see WH, App., 1568; ΒΙ., § 7, 1), ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for חֶרֶב; also for מַאֲכֶלֶת, etc. ; ] ; 1. (in Hom., al.) a large knife or dirk, for sacrificial purposes (Gen.22:6, 10, Jdg.19:20 A). ; 2. a short sword or dagger (as disting. from ῥομφαία, a large broad sword and ξίφος, a straight sword for thrusting): Mat.26:47 ff., Mrk.14:43, 47-48, Luk.22:36 ff., Jhn.18:10-11 Act.16:27, Heb.11:37, Rev.6:4 13:10, 14; στόμα μαχαίρης (as in Heb. חֶרֶב פֶּה, Gen.34:26, al.), the edge of the sword: Luk.21:24, Heb.11:34; μ. δίστομος, Heb.4:12; ἀναιρεῖν μαχαίρῃ, Act.12:2; τὴν μ. φορεῖν, Rom.13:4. Metaphorical, Mat.10:34 (opposite to εἰρήνη), Rom.8:35; μ. τοῦ πνεῦματος, …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

μάχαιρ-α [μᾰ], ας ; (later -ης, dative -ῃ, [], ἡ, large knife or dirk, []; carving-knife, []; sacrificial knife, [] —ἡ Δελφικὴ μ. a knife adapted to various purposes, [] see at {Δελφικὴ μ}.; proverbial, of greedy persons, because Delphian sacrificers claimed a share for the knife, []; 2 as a weapon, short sword, dagger, []; used by jugglers, []; later, sabre, opposed to the straight sword (ξίφος), []; οἱ ἐπὶ τῆς μ., of a bodyguard, []; but, ἐπὶ μ. τασσόμενοι possessing power of life and death …

Where it's used 29 times

Matthew 10:34 · Matthew 26:47 · Matthew 26:51 · Matthew 26:52 · Matthew 26:55 · Mark 14:43 · Mark 14:47 · Mark 14:48 · Luke 21:24 · Luke 22:36 · Luke 22:38 · Luke 22:49 · Luke 22:52 · John 18:10 · John 18:11 · Acts 12:2 · Acts 16:27 · Romans 8:35 · Romans 13:4 · Ephesians 6:17 · Hebrews 4:12 · Hebrews 11:34 · Hebrews 11:37 · Revelation 6:4 · Revelation 13:10 · Revelation 13:14 … and 3 more

Source: TBESG G3162; TFLSJ G3162

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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