Gloss
(long) sword
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ῥομφαία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration
rhomphaia
Simplified transliteration
rhomphaia
Numbers
Strong's number
4501
GK Number
4855
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
7
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Definition
pr. a Thracian broad-sword; a sword, Rev. 1:16; 2:12; by meton. war, Rev. 6:8; met. a thrill of anguish, Lk. 2:35
Greek-English Concordance for ῥομφαία
| Luke 2:35 | (and a sword (rhomphaia | ῥομφαία | nom sg fem) will pierce your own soul also), that thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” |
| Revelation 1:16 | In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword (rhomphaia | ῥομφαία | nom sg fem), and his face was shining like the sun at full strength. |
| Revelation 2:12 | “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: The one who has the sharp two-edged sword (rhomphaian | ῥομφαίαν | acc sg fem) has this to say: |
| Revelation 2:16 | Therefore repent! Otherwise, I will come to you without delay and will fight against them with the sword (rhomphaia | ῥομφαίᾳ | dat sg fem) of my mouth. |
| Revelation 6:8 | And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades was following with him. And authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword (rhomphaia | ῥομφαίᾳ | dat sg fem) and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth. |
| Revelation 19:15 | From his mouth extends a sharp sword (rhomphaia | ῥομφαία | nom sg fem) so that with it he can strike down the nations. He will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the furious wrath of God the Almighty. |
| Revelation 19:21 | And the rest were killed by the sword (rhomphaia | ῥομφαίᾳ | dat sg fem) that extended from the mouth of the one who rode the horse; and all the birds gorged themselves with their flesh. |
