sword

Greek Noun Female

μάχαιρα, -ης (Att. -ας; see WH, App., 1568; ΒΙ, § 7, 1), ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for חֶרֶב; also for מַאֲכֶלֶת, etc;] 1) (in Hom, al.) a large knife or dirk, for sacrificial purposes (Gen.22:6, 10, Jdg.19:20 A). 2) a short sword or dagger (as disting. from ῥομφαία, a large broad sword and ξίφος, a straight sword for thrusting): Mat.26:47 ff, Mrk.14:43, 47-48, Luk.22:36 ff, Jhn.18:10-11 Act.16:27, Heb.11:37, Rev.6:4 13:10, 14; στόμα μαχαίρης (as in Heb. חֶרֶב פֶּה, Gen.34:26, al.), the edge of the sword: Luk.21:24, Heb.11:34; μ. δίστομος, Heb.4:12; ἀναιρεῖν μαχαίρῃ, Act.12:2; τὴν μ. φορεῖν, Rom.13:4. Metaphorical, Mat.10:34 (opposite to εἰρήνη), Rom.8:35; μ. τοῦ πνεῦματος, Eph.6:17. (AS)

sword

Greek Noun Female

μάχαιρ-α [μᾰ], ας (later -ης, dative -ῃ, [NT+2nd c.BC+], ἡ, large knife or dirk, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; carving-knife, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; sacrificial knife, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —ἡ Δελφικὴ μ. a knife adapted to various purposes, [Refs 4th c.BC+] see at {Δελφικὴ μ}; proverbial, of greedy persons, because Delphian sacrificers claimed a share for the knife, [Refs] 2) as a weapon, short sword, dagger, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; used by jugglers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later, sabre, opposed to the straight sword (ξίφος), [NT+5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἐπὶ τῆς μ, of a bodyguard, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; but, ἐπὶ μ. τασσόμενοι possessing power of life and death (jus gladii), Cat.Codex Astr.[Refs]; μ. ἱππική cavalry sabre, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] 3) μ. κουρίδες, shears or scissors, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κεκαρμένος μοιχὸν μιᾶ μ, i.e. with one blade, [Refs 5th c.BC+] see entry {μιᾷ μαχαίρ; μ. κουρικαί} [Refs 1st c.AD+] 4) metaphorically, διὰ μαχαιρῶν καὶ πυρός [NT+3rd c.BC+] II) name of a precious stone, [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) part of the liver, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment; sword; probably feminine of a presumed derivative of g3163 (μάχη)