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Lexicon :: Strong's G3162 - machaira

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μάχαιρα
Transliteration
machaira (Key)
Pronunciation
makh'-ahee-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of μάχη (G3163)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:524,572

Strong’s Definitions

μάχαιρα máchaira, makh'-ahee-rah; probably feminine of a presumed derivative of G3163; a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment:—sword.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's G3162 in the following manner: sword (29x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's G3162 in the following manner: sword (29x).

  1. a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh

  2. a small sword, as distinguished from a large sword

    1. curved sword, for a cutting stroke

    2. a straight sword, for thrusting

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μάχαιρα máchaira, makh'-ahee-rah; probably feminine of a presumed derivative of G3163; a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment:—sword.
STRONGS G3162:
μάχαιρα, genitive μαχαίρας (so (with R G) Lachmann in Luke 21:24) and μαχαίρης, dative μάχαιρα. (so (with R G) Lachmann in Luke 22:49; Acts 12:2) and μαχαίρῃ (between which forms the manuscripts vary, cf. (Scrivener, Collation, etc., p. lvi.; Tdf. Proleg., p. 117; WHs Appendix, p. 156a); Winers Grammar, 62 (61); Buttmann, 11; Delitzsch on Hebrews 11:34, p. 584 note), ἡ, (akin to μάχη and Latinmactare);
1. a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh: Homer, Pindar, Herodotus, at.; hence, Genesis 22:6, 10; Judges 19:29 Alex., for מַאֲכֶלֶת.
2. a small sword, distinguished from the large sword, the ῤομφαία (Josephus, Antiquities 6, 9, 5 ἀποτεμνει τήν κεφαλήν τῇ ῤομφαία τῇ ἐκείνου (Goliath's), μάχαιραν, οὐκ ἔχων αὐτός), and curred, for a cutting stroke; distinct also from ξίφος, a straight sword, for thrusting, Xenophon, r. eq. 12, 11, cf. Hell. 3, 3, 7; but the words are frequently used interchangeably. In the N. T. universally, a sword (the Sept. often for חֶרֶב): as a weapon for making or repelling an attack, Matthew 26:47, 51, 52,(55); Mark 14:43, 47; Luke 22:36, 38, 49, 52; John 18:10; Acts 16:27; Hebrews 11:37; Revelation 6:4; Revelation 13:10,(14); by a Hebraism, στόμα μαχαίρας, the edge of the sword (חֶרֶב פִּי, Genesis 34:26; Joshua 8:24; 1 Samuel 13:22; Judges 3:16, etc. (but in the Sept. the rendering στόμα ξίφους or στόμα ῤομφαίας is more common)): Luke 21:24; Hebrews 11:34; μάχαιρα δίστομος (see δίστομος), Hebrews 4:12. of the sword as the instrument of a magistrate or judge: death by the sword, Romans 8:35; ἀναιρεῖν τινα μάχαιρα, Acts 12:2; τήν μαχαίρας φόρειν, to bear the sword, is used of him to whom the sword has been committed, viz. to use when a malefactor is to he punished; hence, equivalent to to have the power of life and death, Romans 13:4 (so ξίφος, ξιφη ἔχειν, Philostr. vit. Apoll. 7, 16; vit. sophist. 1, 25, 2 (3), cf. Dion Cass. 42, 27; and in the Talmud the king who bears the sword, of the Hebrew king). Metaphorically, μάχαιρα, a weapon of war, is used for war, or for quarrels and dissensions that destroy peace; so in the phrase βαλεῖν μάχαιραν ἐπί τήν τήν, to send war on earth, Matthew 10:34 (for which Luke 12:51 says διαμερισμόν); ἡ μάχαιρα τοῦ πνεύματος, the sword with which the Spirit subdues the impulses to sin and proves its own power and efficacy (which sword is said to be ῤῆμα Θεοῦ (cf. Buttmann, 128 (112))), Ephesians 6:17 (on the genitive in this passage cf. Ellicott or Meyer).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
22:6; 22:10; 34:26
Joshua
8:24
Judges
3:16; 19:29
1 Samuel
13:22
Matthew
10:34; 26:47; 26:51; 26:52
Mark
14:43; 14:47
Luke
12:51; 21:24; 21:24; 22:36; 22:38; 22:49; 22:49; 22:52
John
18:10
Acts
12:2; 12:2; 16:27
Romans
8:35; 13:4
Ephesians
6:17
Hebrews
4:12; 11:34; 11:34; 11:37
Revelation
6:4; 13:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3162 matches the Greek μάχαιρα (machaira),
which occurs 29 times in 26 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:34 - Think G3543 not G3361 that G3754 I am come G2064 to send G906 peace G1515 on G1909 earth: G1093 I came G2064 not G3756 to send G906 peace, G1515 but G235 a sword. G3162

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:51 - And, G2532 behold, G2400 one G1520 of them which were with G3326 Jesus G2424 stretched out G1614 his hand, G5495 and drew G645 his G846 sword, G3162 and G2532 struck G3960 a servant G1401 of the high priest's, G749 and smote off G851 his G846 ear. G5621

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:52 - Then G5119 said G3004 Jesus G2424 unto him, G846 Put up again G654 thy G4675 sword G3162 into G1519 his G846 place: G5117 for G1063 all they G3956 that take G2983 the sword G3162 shall perish G622 with G1722 the sword. G3162

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:43 - And G2532 immediately, G2112 while he G846 yet G2089 spake, G2980 cometh G3854 Judas, G2455 one G1520 G5607 of the twelve, G1427 and G2532 with G3326 him G846 a great G4183 multitude G3793 with G3326 swords G3162 and G2532 staves, G3586 from G3844 the chief priests G749 and G2532 the scribes G1122 and G2532 the elders. G4245

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:47 - And G1161 one G5100 of them G1520 that stood by G3936 drew G4685 a sword, G3162 and smote G3817 a servant G1401 of the high priest, G749 and G2532 cut off G851 his G846 ear. G5621

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:48 - And G2532 Jesus G2424 answered G611 and said G2036 unto them, G846 Are ye come out, G1831 as G5613 against G1909 a thief, G3027 with G3326 swords G3162 and G2532 with staves G3586 to take G4815 me? G3165

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:24 - And G2532 they shall fall G4098 by the edge G4750 of the sword, G3162 and G2532 shall be led away captive G163 into G1519 all G3956 nations: G1484 and G2532 Jerusalem G2419 shall be G2071 trodden down G3961 of G5259 the Gentiles, G1484 until G891 the times G2540 of the Gentiles G1484 be fulfilled. G4137

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:36 - Then G3767 said he G2036 unto them, G846 But G235 now, G3568 he that hath G2192 a purse, G905 let him take G142 it, and G2532 likewise G3668 his scrip: G4082 and G2532 he that hath G2192 no G3361 sword, G3162 let him sell G4453 his G846 garment, G2440 and G2532 buy G59 one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:38 - And G1161 they said, G2036 Lord, G2962 behold, G2400 here G5602 are two G1417 swords. G3162 And G1161 he said G2036 unto them, G846 It is G2076 enough. G2425

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:49 - When G1161 they which were about G4012 him G846 saw G1492 what would follow, G2071 they said G2036 unto him, G846 Lord, G2962 G1487 shall we smite G3960 with G1722 the sword? G3162

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:52 - Then G1161 Jesus G2424 said G2036 unto G4314 the chief priests, G749 and G2532 captains G4755 of the temple, G2411 and G2532 the elders, G4245 which were come G3854 to G1909 him, G846 Be ye come out, G1831 as G5613 against G1909 a thief, G3027 with G3326 swords G3162 and G2532 staves? G3586

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:10 - Then G3767 Simon G4613 Peter G4074 having G2192 a sword G3162 drew G1670 it, G846 and G2532 smote G3817 the high priest's G749 servant, G1401 and G2532 cut off G609 his G846 right G1188 ear. G5621 G1161 The servant's G1401 name G3686 was G2258 Malchus. G3124

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:11 - Then G3767 said G2036 Jesus G2424 unto Peter, G4074 Put up G906 thy G4675 sword G3162 into G1519 the sheath: G2336 the cup G4221 which G3739 my Father G3962 hath given G1325 me, G3427 shall I G4095 ➔ not G3378 drink G4095 it? G846

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:2 - And G1161 he killed G337 James G2385 the brother G80 of John G2491 with the sword. G3162

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:27 - And G1161 the keeper of the prison G1200 awaking G1096 out of his sleep, G1853 and G2532 seeing G1492 the prison G5438 doors G2374 open, G455 he drew out G4685 his sword, G3162 and would G3195 have killed G337 himself, G1438 supposing G3543 that the prisoners G1198 had been fled. G1628

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:35 - Who G5101 shall separate G5563 us G2248 from G575 the love G26 of Christ? G5547 shall tribulation, G2347 or G2228 distress, G4730 or G2228 persecution, G1375 or G2228 famine, G3042 or G2228 nakedness, G1132 or G2228 peril, G2794 or G2228 sword? G3162

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - For G1063 he is G2076 the minister G1249 of God G2316 to thee G4671 for G1519 good. G18 But G1161 if G1437 thou do G4160 that which is evil, G2556 be afraid; G5399 for G1063 he beareth G5409 not G3756 the sword G3162 in vain: G1500 for G1063 he is G2076 the minister G1249 of God, G2316 a revenger G1558 to execute wrath G3709 upon G1519 him that doeth G4238 evil. G2556

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:17 - And G2532 take G1209 the helmet G4030 of salvation, G4992 and G2532 the sword G3162 of the Spirit, G4151 which is G3603 the word G4487 of God: G2316

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:12 - For G1063 the word G3056 of God G2316 is quick, G2198 and G2532 powerful, G1756 and G2532 sharper G5114 than G5228 any G3956 twoedged G1366 sword, G3162 piercing G1338 even to G891 the dividing asunder G3311 of soul G5590 and G5037 G2532 spirit, G4151 and G5037 G2532 of the joints G719 and G2532 marrow, G3452 and G2532 is a discerner G2924 of the thoughts G1761 and G2532 intents G1771 of the heart. G2588

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:34 - Quenched G4570 the violence G1411 of fire, G4442 escaped G5343 the edge G4750 of the sword, G3162 out of G575 weakness G769 were made strong, G1743 waxed G1096 valiant G2478 in G1722 fight, G4171 turned to flight G2827 the armies G3925 of the aliens. G245

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:37 - They were stoned, G3034 they were sawn asunder, G4249 were tempted, G3985 were slain G599 with G1722 the sword: G5408 G3162 they wandered about G4022 in G1722 sheepskins G3374 and G1722 goatskins; G122 G1192 being destitute, G5302 afflicted, G2346 tormented; G2558

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:4 - And G2532 there went out G1831 another G243 horse G2462 that was red: G4450 and G2532 power was given G1325 to him G846 that sat G2521 thereon G1909 G846 to take G2983 peace G1515 from G575 the earth, G1093 and G2532 that G2443 they should kill G4969 one another: G240 and G2532 there was given G1325 unto him G846 a great G3173 sword. G3162

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:10 - He that G1536 leadeth G4863 into captivity G161 shall go G5217 into G1519 captivity: G161 he that G1536 killeth G615 with G1722 the sword G3162 must G1163 be killed G615 with G1722 the sword. G3162 Here G5602 is G2076 the patience G5281 and G2532 the faith G4102 of the saints. G40

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:14 - And G2532 deceiveth G4105 them that dwell G2730 on G1909 the earth G1093 by G1223 the means of those miracles G4592 which G3739 he G846 had power G1325 to do G4160 in the sight G1799 of the beast; G2342 saying G3004 to them that dwell G2730 on G1909 the earth, G1093 that they should make G4160 an image G1504 to the beast, G2342 which G3739 had G2192 the wound G4127 by a sword, G3162 and G2532 did live. G2198
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