Sickle
δρέπανονStrong’s G1407drepanon
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Drepanon is the Greek word usually translated “sickle”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sickle”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sickle 6
- a sickle 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 6
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 14:14And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
- Revelation 14:15And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
- Revelation 14:16And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
- Revelation 14:17And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
- Revelation 14:18And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
- Revelation 14:19And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
Greek dictionary
δρέπανον drepanon · sickle
δρέπανον, -ου, τό (later form of Attic δρεπάνη, δρέπω, to pluck), [in LXX for מַזְמֵדָה, חֶרְמֵשׁ, etc. ;] a sickle, pruning-hook; Mrk.4:29, Rev.14:14-19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sickle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SICKLE, noun
[Gr. Vaiclh, Vagclon; Latin sicula, from the root of seco, to cut.]
A reaping hook; a hooked instrument with teeth; used for cutting grain. Thou shalt not move a sickle to thy neighbor's standing corn.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.