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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 Box Mat 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:34 - لَا تَظُنُّوا أَنِّي جِئْتُ لأُرْسِيَ سَلاماً عَلَى الأَرْضِ. مَا جِئْتُ لأُرْسِيَ سَلاماً، بَلْ سَيْفاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:47 - وَفِيمَا هُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ، إِذَا يَهُوذَا، أَحَدُ الاِثْنَيْ عَشَرَ، قَدْ وَصَلَ وَمَعَهُ جَمْعٌ عَظِيمٌ يَحْمِلُونَ السُّيُوفَ وَالْعِصِيَّ، وَقَدْ أَرْسَلَهُمْ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَشُيُوخُ الشَّعْبِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:51 - وَإذَا وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَ يَسُوعَ قَدْ مَدَّ يَدَهُ وَاسْتَلَّ سَيْفَهُ، وَضَرَبَ عَبْدَ رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ، فَقَطَعَ أُذُنَهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:52

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:52 - فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ لَهُ: «رُدَّ سَيْفَكَ إِلَى غِمْدِهِ! فَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَلْجَأُونَ إِلَى السَّيْفِ، بِالسَّيْفِ يَهْلِكُونَ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55 - ثُمَّ وَجَّهَ يَسُوعُ كَلامَهُ إِلَى الْجُمُوعِ قَائِلاً: «خَرَجْتُمْ بِالسُّيُوفِ وَالْعِصِيِّ لِتَقْبِضُوا عَلَيَّ كَمَا عَلَى لِصٍّ. كُنْتُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ أُعَلِّمُ فِي الْهَيْكَلِ، وَلَمْ تَقْبِضُوا عَلَيَّ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:43 - وَفِي الْحَالِ، فِيمَا هُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ، وَصَلَ يَهُوذَا، أَحَدُ الاِثْنَيْ عَشَرَ، وَمَعَهُ جَمْعٌ عَظِيمٌ يَحْمِلُونَ السُّيُوفَ وَالْعِصِيَّ، وَقَدْ أَرْسَلَهُمْ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالْكَتَبَةُ وَالشُّيُوخُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:47 - وَلكِنَّ وَاحِداً مِنَ الْوَاقِفِينَ هُنَاكَ، اسْتَلَّ سَيْفَهُ وَضَرَبَ عَبْدَ رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ فَقَطَعَ أُذُنَهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:48 - وَكَلَّمَهُمْ يَسُوعُ قَائِلاً: «أَكَمَا عَلَى لِصٍّ خَرَجْتُمْ بِالسُّيُوفِ وَالْعِصِيِّ لِتَقْبِضُوا عَلَيَّ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:24 - فَيَسْقُطُونَ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ وَيُسَاقُونَ أَسْرَى إِلَى جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ، وَتَبْقَى أُورُشَلِيمُ تَدُوسُهَا الأُمَمُ إِلَى أَنْ تَكْتَمِلَ أَزْمِنَةُ الأُمَمِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:36 - فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَمَّا الآنَ، فَمَنْ عِنْدَهُ صُرَّةُ مَالٍ، فَلْيَأْخُذْهَا؛ وَكَذلِكَ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ حَقِيبَةُ زَادٍ. وَمَنْ لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ، فَلْيَبِعْ رِدَاءَهُ وَيَشْتَرِ سَيْفاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:38 - فَقَالُوا: «يَا رَبُّ هَا هُنَا سَيْفَانِ». فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «كَفَى!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:49 - فَلَمَّا رَأَى الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ مَا يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَحْدُثَ، قَالُوا: «يَا رَبُّ، أَنَضْرِبُ بِالسَّيْفِ؟»

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:52 - وَقَالَ يَسُوعُ لِرُؤَسَاءِ الْكَهَنَةِ وَقُوَّادِ حَرَسِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَالشُّيُوخِ، الَّذِينَ أَقْبَلُوا عَلَيْهِ: «أَكَمَا عَلَى لِصٍّ خَرَجْتُمْ بِالسُّيُوفِ وَالْعِصِيِّ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:10 - وَكَانَ مَعَ سِمْعَانَ بُطْرُسَ سَيْفٌ فَاسْتَلَّهُ وَضَرَبَ بِهِ عَبْدَ رَئِيسِ الْكَهَنَةِ، فَقَطَعَ أُذُنَهُ الْيُمْنَى. وَكَانَ اسْمُ الْعَبْدِ مَلْخُسَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:11 - فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ لِبُطْرُسَ: «أَعِدِ السَّيْفَ إِلَى غِمْدِهِ! الْكَأْسُ الَّتِي أَعْطَانِي الآبُ، أَلا أَشْرَبُهَا؟»

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:2 - فَقَتَلَ يَعْقُوبَ شَقِيقَ يُوحَنَّا بِالسَّيْفِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:27 - وَأَيْقَظَ الزِّلْزَالُ ضَابِطَ السِّجْنِ. فَلَمَّا رَأَى الأَبْوَابَ مَفْتُوحَةً ظَنَّ أَنَّ السُّجَنَاءَ هَرَبُوا، فَاسْتَلَّ سَيْفَهُ لِيَقْتُلَ نَفْسَهُ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:35 - فَمَنْ سَيَفْصِلُنَا عَنْ مَحَبَّةِ الْمَسِيحِ لَنَا؟ هَلِ الشِّدَّةُ أَمِ الضِّيقُ أَمِ الاِضْطِهَادُ أَمِ الْجُوعُ أَمِ الْعُرْيُ أَمِ الْخَطَرُ أَمِ السَّيْفُ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - لأَنَّهَا خَادِمَةُ اللهِ لَكَ لأَجْلِ الْخَيْرِ. أَمَّا إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْمَلُ الشَّرَّ فَخَفْ، لأَنَّ السُّلْطَةَ لَا تَحْمِلُ السَّيْفَ عَبَثاً، إِذْ إِنَّهَا خَادِمَةُ اللهِ، وَهِيَ الَّتِي تَنْتَقِمُ لِغَضَبِهِ مِمَّنْ يَفْعَلُ الشَّرَّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:17 - وَاتَّخِذُوا الْخَلاصَ خُوذَةً لِلرَّأْسِ، وَكَلِمَةَ اللهِ سَيْفَ الرُّوحِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:12 - ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ حَيَّةٌ، وَفَعَّالَهٌ، وَأَمْضَى مِنْ كُلِّ سَيْفٍ لَهُ حَدَّانِ، وَخَارِقَةٌ إِلَى مُفْتَرَقِ النَّفْسِ وَالرُّوحِ وَالْمَفَاصِلِ وَنُخَاعِ الْعِظَامِ، وَقَادِرَةٌ أَنْ تُمَيِّزَ أَفْكَارَ الْقَلْبِ وَنِيَّاتِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:34 - وَأَبْطَلُوا قُوَّةَ النَّارِ، وَنَجَوْا مِنَ الْمَوْتِ قَتْلاً بِالسَّيْفِ. وَبِهِ أَيْضاً نَالُوا القُوَّةَ بَعْدَ ضَعْفٍ، فَصَارُوا أَشِدَّاءَ فِي الْمَعَارِكِ، وَرَدُّوا جُيُوشاً غَرِيبَةً عَلَى أَعْقَابِهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:37 - وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ حُوكِمُوا فَمَاتُوا رَجْماً بِالْحِجَارَةِ، أَوْ نَشْراً بِالْمِنْشَارِ، أَوْ ذَبْحاً بِالسَّيْفِ. وَبَعْضُهُمْ، تَشَرَّدُوا مُتَسَتِّرِينَ بِجُلُودِ الْغَنَمِ وَالْمِعْزَى، يُعَانُونَ مِنَ الْحَاجَةِ وَالضِّيقِ وَالظُّلْمِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:4 - فَخَرَجَ حِصَانٌ أَحْمَرُ، أُعْطِيَ رَاكِبُهُ سَيْفاً عَظِيماً، وَمُنِحَ سُلْطَةَ نَزْعِ السَّلامِ مِنَ الأَرْضِ وَجَعْلِ النَّاسِ يَقْتُلُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:10 - مَنْ سَاقَ غَيْرَهُ إِلَى السَّبْيِ، فَإِلَى السَّبْيِ سَيُسَاقُ؛ وَمَنْ قَتَلَ بِالسَّيْفِ، فَبِالسَّيْفِ سَيُقْتَلُ! هُنَا يَظْهَرُ صَبْرُ الْقِدِّيسِينَ وَإِيمَانُهُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:14 - فَخَدَعَ سُكَّانَ الأَرْضِ بِالآيَاتِ الَّتِي كَانَ يَقُومُ بِها فِي حُضُورِ الْوَحْشِ الأَوَّلِ. وَأَمَرَ سُكَّانَ الأَرْضِ أَنْ يُقِيمُوا تِمْثَالاً لِلْوَحْشِ الأَوَّلِ الَّذِي كَانَ قَدْ جُرِحَ جُرْحاً مُمِيتاً وَلَكِنَّهُ عَاشَ!
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