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ὅπλον hoplon · G3696

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weapon

ὅπλον, -ου, τό ; [in LXX for מָגֵן, צִנָּה, etc. ; ] ; 1. a tool, implement, instrument: ὅπλα ἀδικίας (Opp. to ὅ. δικαιοσύνης), Rom.6:13. ; 2. Freq., in pl., arms, weapons: Jhn.18:3, 2Co.10:4; metaphorically, τ. φωτός, Rom.13:12; τ. δικαιοσύνης, 2Co.6:7.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ὅπλον, τό, ; tool, implement, mostly in plural, like{ἔντεα},{τεύχεα}: (probably from ἕπω A): ; I a ship's tackle, tackling, []; especially ropes, halyards, etc., δησάμενοι δ᾽ ἄρα ὅπλα []; in which sense [] twice uses the singular, rope, []any ropes, []; II tools, strictly so called, in [] especially of smiths' tools, []; ὅπλον γεροντικόν staff, []; δείπνων ὅπλον ἑτοιμότατον, of the wine-flask, []; III in plural, also, implements of war, arms and armour, [] of the arms of Achilles, []: rarely in …

Where it's used 6 times

John 18:3 · Romans 6:13 · Romans 13:12 · 2 Corinthians 6:7 · 2 Corinthians 10:4 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G3696; TFLSJ G3696

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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