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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 Box Job 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:10 -

“They have opened their mouth wide at me;

They have struck me on the cheek in reproach;

They have massed themselves against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:30 -

“Its underparts are like sharp potsherds;

It [fn]spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:3 -

They have all turned aside, altogether they have become [fn]worthless;

There is no one who does good, not even one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4 -

My soul is among lions;

I am lying down among those who breathe forth fire,

Sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows

And their tongue a sharp sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:29 -

Do you see a man skilled in his work?

He will stand before kings;

He will not stand before obscure men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:4 -

Wrath is cruelty and anger is a flood,

But who can stand before jealousy?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:28

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[fn]Its arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent;

The hoofs of its horses [fn]seem like flint and its chariot wheels like a whirlwind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2 -

He has set My mouth like a sharp sword;

In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;

And He has also set Me as a [fn]select arrow;

He has hidden Me in His quiver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:1

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“Now as for you, son of man, take a sharp sword; take and [fn]use it as a barber’s razor on your head and beard. Then take scales for weighing and divide [fn]the hair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:15 -

“He who grasps the bow will not stand his ground,

The swift of foot will not escape,

Nor will he who rides the horse make his [fn]life escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:8

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“Their horses are swifter than leopards

And [fn]sharper than wolves in the evening.

Their [fn]horsemen come galloping;

Their horsemen come from afar;

They fly like an eagle swooping down to devour.

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