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Lexicon :: Strong's G3691 - oxys

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ὀξύς
Transliteration
oxys (Key)
Pronunciation
oz-oos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably akin to the base of ἀκμήν (G188) ["acid"]
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Strong’s Definitions

ὀξύς oxýs, oz-oos'; probably akin to the base of G188 ("acid"); keen; by analogy, rapid:—sharp, swift.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G3691 in the following manner: sharp (7x), swift (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G3691 in the following manner: sharp (7x), swift (1x).

  1. sharp

  2. swift, quick

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀξύς oxýs, oz-oos'; probably akin to the base of G188 ("acid"); keen; by analogy, rapid:—sharp, swift.
STRONGS G3691:
ὀξύς, ὀξεῖα, ὀξύ (allied with Latinacer, acus, etc.; cf. Curtius, § 2);
1. sharp (from Homer down): ῤομφαία, δρέπανον, Revelation 1:16; Revelation 2:12; Revelation 14:14, 17; Revelation 19:15 (Isaiah 5:28; Psalm 56 (Ps. 57:5)).
2. swift, quick (so from Herodotus 5, 9 down; cf. ὠκύς fleet): Romans 3:15 (Amos 2:15; Proverbs 22:29).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
56; 57:5
Proverbs
22:29
Isaiah
5:28
Amos
2:15
Romans
3:15
Revelation
1:16; 2:12; 14:14; 14:17; 19:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3691 matches the Greek ὀξύς (oxys),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:10 - He has attacked me with the keen glances of his eyes; with his sharp spear he has smitten me down upon my knees; and they have run upon me with one accord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:30 - (LXX 41:22) His lair is formed of sharp points; and all the gold of the sea under him is as an immense quantity of clay.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:3 - (LXX 13:3) They are all gone out of the way, they are together become good for nothing, there is none that does good, no not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood: destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4 - (LXX 56:5) and he has delivered my soul from the midst of lions' whelps: I lay down to sleep, though troubled. As for the sons of men, their teeth are arms and missile weapons, and their tongue a sharp sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:29 - It is fit that an observant man and one diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:4 - Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28 - Whose arrows are sharp, and their bows bent; their horses' hoofs are counted as solid rock: their chariot-wheels are as a storm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2 - and he has made my mouth as a sharp sword, and he has hid me under the shadow of his hand; he has made me as a choice shaft, and he has hid me in his quiver;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:1 - And thou, son of man, take thee a sword sharper than a barber's razor; thou shalt procure it for thyself, and shalt bring it upon thine head, and upon thy beard: and thou shalt take a pair of scales, and shalt separate the hair.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:15 - and the archer shall not withstand, and he that is swift of foot shall in no wise escape; and the horseman shall not save his life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:8 - And his horses shall bound more swiftly than leopards, and they are fiercer than the wolves of Arabia: and his horsemen shall ride forth, and shall rush from far; and they shall fly as an eagle hasting to eat.
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