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 · ῥομφαίαYes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”Revelation 1:16 · ῥομφαίαHe had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.Revelation 2:12 · ῥομφαίαν“To the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write: “He who has the sharp two-edged sword says these things:Revelation 2:16 · ῥομφαίᾳRepent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.Revelation 6:8 · ῥομφαίᾳAnd behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.Revelation 19:15 · ῥομφαίαOut of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.Revelation 19:21 · ῥομφαίᾳThe rest were killed with the sword of him who sat on the horse, the sword which came forth out of his mouth. All the birds were filled with their flesh.