Sword
ῥομφαίαStrong’s G4501rhomphaia
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Rhomphaia is the Greek word usually translated “sword”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sword”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sword 4
- a sword 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 6
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 1:16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
- Revelation 2:12And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
- Revelation 2:16Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
- Revelation 6:8And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
- Revelation 19:15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
- Revelation 19:21And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Greek dictionary
ῥομφαία rhomphaia · sword
ῥομφαία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for חֶרֶב ;] a large broad sword, used by the Thracians (see DB, iv, 634); then generally (in LXX used interchangeably with μάχαιρα, which see), a sword: Rev.1:16 2:12, 16 6:8 19:15, 21; metaphorically, Luk.2:35.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sword” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SWORD, noun
- An offensive weapon worn at the side, and used by hand either for thrusting or cutting.
- Figuratively, destruction by war.“I will bring a sword upon you” Leviticus 26:25
- Vengeance or justice.
- Emblem of authority and power.
All definitions
- War; dissension.“I came not to send peace, but a sword” Matthew 10:34
- Emblem of triumph and protection.
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.