Lexical Definition
ῥομφαία rhomphaía (hrom-fah'-yah) sword G:N-F
probably of foreign origin
sword.
- a sabre, i.e. a long and broad cutlass (any weapon of the kind, literally or figuratively)
Usage: 12 forms in 220 verses
Abbott-Smith
† ῥομφαία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for חֶרֶב ;]
a large broad sword, used by the Thracians (v. DB, iv, 634); then generally (in LXX used interchangeably with μάχαιρα, q.v.), a sword: Re 1:16 2:12, 16 6:8 19:15, 21; metaph., Lk 2:35.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 2:35 |
| Revelation | 1:16 · 2:12 · 2:16 · 6:8 · 19:15 · 19:21 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ῥομφαία, ἡ,
large, broad sword, used by the Thracians, ὀρθὰς ῥ. βαρυσιδήρους ἀπὸ τῶν δεξιῶν ὤμων ἐπισείοντες [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: generally, sword, [LXX+NT+4th c.AD+]; of the sword of Goliath, [LXX+1st c.AD+]
__II ={νυκτερίς}, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.3.24 ☩ Luke.2.35 ☩ Rev.6.8 ☩ LXX.1Kgs.17.51