ῥομφαία
Sword
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What does ῥομφαία (rhomphaía) mean in the Bible?
ῥομφαία (rhomphaía) is a Greek word meaning "sword". 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.
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Meaning
Large broad sword; in NT used symbolically for divine judgment or piercing affliction of soul.
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.
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