Weapon
ὅπλονStrong’s G3696hoplon
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hoplon is the Greek word usually translated “weapons”, “instruments” and “armor”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.”
Meaning
Usually translated “weapons”, “instruments” and “armor”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- weapons 3
- instruments 2
- armor 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
- John 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 6:13Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
- Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
- 2 Corinthians 6:7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
- 2 Corinthians 10:4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Greek dictionary
ὅπλον hoplon · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “weapon” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WEAPON, noun
[G., Latin ]
- Any instrument of offense; any thing used or designed to be used in destroying or annoying an enemy.
- An instrument for contest, or for combating enemies.“The weapons of our warfare are not carnal” 2 Corinthians 10:4
- An instrument of defense.
- Weapons, in botany, arms; thorns, prickles, and stings, with which plants are furnished for defense; enumerated among the fulcres by Linne.
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.