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)
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G4501 — ῥομφαία
rhomphaia · sword · Greek
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Luke 2:35 · ῥομφαίαyea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.Revelation 1:16 · ῥομφαίαAnd he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.Revelation 2:12 · ῥομφαίανAnd to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword:Revelation 2:16 · ῥομφαίᾳRepent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.Revelation 6:8 · ῥομφαίᾳAnd I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.Revelation 19:15 · ῥομφαίαAnd out of his mouth proceedeth 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 of the wrath of God, the Almighty.Revelation 19:21 · ῥομφαίᾳand the rest were killed with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, even the sword which came forth out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.