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ὅπλον

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὅπλον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration: 
hoplon
Simplified transliteration: 
hoplon
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3696
GK Number: 
3960
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
6
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2c
Gloss: 
instrument, weapon, armor
Definition: 
an implement, Rom. 6:13; pl. τὰ ὅπλα, arms, armor, weapons, whether offensive or defensive, Jn. 18:3; Rom. 13:12; 2 Cor. 6:7; 10:4*

Greek-English Concordance for ὅπλον

John 18:3 So Judas, having procured a detachment of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons (hoplōn | ὅπλων | gen pl neut).
Romans 6:13 Do not continue to present your members to sin as instruments (hopla | ὅπλα | acc pl neut) for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members to God as instruments (hopla | ὅπλα | acc pl neut) for righteousness.
Romans 13:12 The night is nearly over and the day is at hand. So we must lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor (hopla | ὅπλα | acc pl neut) of light.
2 Corinthians 6:7 by the word of truth, by the power of God; with the weapons (hoplōn | ὅπλων | gen pl neut) of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left;
2 Corinthians 10:4 for the weapons (hopla | ὅπλα | nom pl neut) of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are empowered by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments