sword • ῥομφαία

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

Form	Translated As	In Verse(s)
ῥομφαίᾳ	sword	Rev.2.16 • Rev.6.8 • Rev.19.21
ῥομφαίαν	sword	Rev.2.12
ῥομφαία	a sword	Luke.2.35 • Rev.1.16 • Rev.19.15
ρομφαιών	their broadswords	LXX.Neh.4.13
ρομφαιαν	my broadsword	LXX.Judg.9.54
ρομφαίασ αυτού	his broadsword	LXX.1Sam.18.4
ρομφαίασ	broadsword	LXX.1Kgs.19.17 • LXX.1Kgs.19.17 • LXX.1Chr.21.30 • LXX.Ps.22.20 • LXX.Ps.144.10 • LXX.Jer.44.28 • LXX.Jer.51.50 • LXX.Lam.5.9 • LXX.Ezek.6.8 • LXX.Ezek.12.16 • LXX.Nah.3.3
	broadswords	LXX.Joel.3.10
	by broadsword	LXX.Lam.4.9 • LXX.Ezek.21.15
	of a broadsword	LXX.2Kgs.3.23
	of broadsword	LXX.Josh.6.21 • LXX.Josh.8.24 • LXX.Josh.8.24 • LXX.Judg.1.8 • LXX.Judg.1.25 • LXX.Judg.4.15 • LXX.Judg.4.16 • LXX.Judg.18.27 • LXX.Judg.20.37 • LXX.Judg.20.48 • LXX.Judg.21.10 • LXX.1Sam.15.8 • LXX.1Sam.22.19 • LXX.1Sam.22.19 • LXX.2Sam.15.14 • LXX.2Kgs.10.25 • LXX.Ps.63.10
	of his broadsword	LXX.Ps.89.43
	of my broadsword	LXX.Zeph.2.12
	their broadswords	LXX.Mic.4.3
ρομφαίαν	a broadsword	LXX.Exod.5.21 • LXX.Exod.32.27 • LXX.1Sam.13.19 • LXX.1Sam.22.13 • LXX.Ps.64.3 • LXX.Song.3.8 • LXX.Ezek.6.3 • LXX.Ezek.12.14 • LXX.Ezek.14.17 • LXX.Mic.4.3
	broadsword	LXX.Gen.3.24 • LXX.Num.22.23 • LXX.Judg.8.10 • LXX.Judg.20.2 • LXX.Judg.20.15 • LXX.Judg.20.17 • LXX.Judg.20.25 • LXX.Judg.20.35 • LXX.Judg.20.46 • LXX.1Sam.22.10 • LXX.2Sam.24.9 • LXX.2Kgs.3.26 • LXX.1Chr.10.4 • LXX.1Chr.21.5 • LXX.1Chr.21.5 • LXX.Ps.35.3 • LXX.Ps.37.14 • LXX.Ps.76.3 • LXX.Jer.43.11 • LXX.Jer.43.11 • LXX.Ezek.5.1 • LXX.Ezek.11.8 • LXX.Ezek.11.8 • LXX.Ezek.14.21 • LXX.Ezek.21.14 • LXX.Ezek.21.20 • LXX.Ezek.29.8 • LXX.Ezek.29.10 • LXX.Ezek.30.25 • LXX.Ezek.33.2 • LXX.Ezek.33.3 • LXX.Ezek.33.6 • LXX.Hos.2.18 • LXX.Mic.6.14 • LXX.Hag.1.11 • LXX.Zech.9.13
	by your broadsword	LXX.Ps.17.13
	for broadsword	LXX.Ezek.21.19
	his broadsword	LXX.1Sam.17.51 • LXX.1Sam.31.4 • LXX.1Sam.31.5 • LXX.2Sam.23.8 • LXX.1Chr.10.5 • LXX.1Chr.11.11 • LXX.1Chr.11.20 • LXX.1Chr.21.27 • LXX.Neh.4.18 • LXX.Ps.7.12
	my broadsword	LXX.1Sam.21.8 • LXX.Ezek.30.24
	of broadsword	LXX.1Chr.21.12
	of my broadsword	LXX.Ezek.32.10
	sword	LXX.2Sam.23.10
	your broadsword	LXX.1Sam.31.4 • LXX.1Chr.10.4 • LXX.Ps.45.3
ρομφαίαισ	your broadswords	LXX.Ezek.33.26
ρομφαίαι	broadswords	LXX.Ps.9.6 • LXX.Ps.149.6
ρομφαία	A broadsword	LXX.Judg.7.20 • LXX.1Sam.17.45 • LXX.1Sam.17.50 • LXX.Jer.6.25 • LXX.Ezek.7.15 • LXX.Ezek.23.25 • LXX.Amos.7.9 • LXX.Mic.5.6 • LXX.Hag.2.22
	Let broadsword	LXX.Ezek.14.17
	O broadsword	LXX.Ezek.21.9 • LXX.Ezek.21.9 • LXX.Ezek.21.28 • LXX.Ezek.21.28 • LXX.Zech.13.7
	broadsword	LXX.Num.31.8 • LXX.Josh.11.10 • LXX.Josh.13.22 • LXX.Judg.7.14 • LXX.1Sam.2.33 • LXX.1Sam.13.22 • LXX.1Sam.14.20 • LXX.1Sam.15.33 • LXX.1Sam.17.47 • LXX.1Sam.21.8 • LXX.1Sam.21.9 • LXX.2Sam.1.12 • LXX.2Sam.1.22 • LXX.2Sam.2.26 • LXX.2Sam.3.29 • LXX.2Sam.11.25 • LXX.2Sam.12.9 • LXX.2Sam.12.9 • LXX.2Sam.12.10 • LXX.1Kgs.1.51 • LXX.1Kgs.2.8 • LXX.1Kgs.2.32 • LXX.1Kgs.19.1 • LXX.1Kgs.19.10 • LXX.1Kgs.19.14 • LXX.2Kgs.8.12 • LXX.2Kgs.11.15 • LXX.2Kgs.11.20 • LXX.2Kgs.19.7 • LXX.2Chr.20.9 • LXX.2Chr.21.4 • LXX.2Chr.32.21 • LXX.2Chr.36.17 • LXX.Ezra.9.7 • LXX.Ps.59.7 • LXX.Ps.78.62 • LXX.Ps.78.64 • LXX.Jer.5.17 • LXX.Jer.34.4 • LXX.Jer.38.2 • LXX.Jer.39.18 • LXX.Jer.42.16 • LXX.Jer.42.17 • LXX.Jer.42.22 • LXX.Jer.44.12 • LXX.Jer.44.13 • LXX.Jer.44.18 • LXX.Jer.44.27 • LXX.Lam.2.21 • LXX.Ezek.5.2 • LXX.Ezek.5.12 • LXX.Ezek.6.11 • LXX.Ezek.6.12 • LXX.Ezek.7.15 • LXX.Ezek.11.10 • LXX.Ezek.17.21 • LXX.Ezek.21.11 • LXX.Ezek.21.12 • LXX.Ezek.21.14 • LXX.Ezek.21.14 • LXX.Ezek.23.10 • LXX.Ezek.24.21 • LXX.Ezek.25.13 • LXX.Ezek.32.11 • LXX.Ezek.33.4 • LXX.Ezek.33.6 • LXX.Dan.11.33 • LXX.Hos.1.7 • LXX.Hos.7.16 • LXX.Hos.11.6 • LXX.Hos.13.16 • LXX.Amos.1.11 • LXX.Amos.4.10 • LXX.Amos.7.11 • LXX.Amos.7.17 • LXX.Amos.9.1 • LXX.Amos.9.4 • LXX.Amos.9.10 • LXX.Nah.3.15
	by broadsword	LXX.Nah.2.13
	his broadsword	LXX.1Chr.21.16 • LXX.Song.3.8 • LXX.Isa.66.16
	my broadsword	LXX.Ps.44.6
	sword	LXX.2Sam.18.8 • LXX.2Chr.23.14
	their broadsword	LXX.Ps.37.15 • LXX.Ps.44.3
	your broadsword	LXX.Josh.24.12 • LXX.2Kgs.6.22
ρομφάια	his broadsword	LXX.Josh.5.13

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}