G3162
μάχαιρα
máchaira
a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment
Lexicon
Derivation: probably feminine of a presumed derivative of G3163 (μάχη);
a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment
- a knife, i.e. dirk
- figuratively, war, judicial punishment
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: sword
Usage
29 occurrences · 0 OT · 29 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the sword8 · 28%
- sword7 · 24%
- swords6 · 21%
- a sword3 · 10%
- of the sword2 · 7%
- with the sword1 · 3%
- his sword1 · 3%
- by a sword1 · 3%
Inflected forms found in the text.
μάχαιραν9μαχαιρῶν5μαχαίρῃ3μαχαίρης3μάχαιραν.2μαχαίρῃ;1μαχαίρης,1μάχαιράν1μάχαιρα;1μαχαίρῃ.1μάχαιραι1μάχαιρα1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.