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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 8 times in 7 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:15 - “Their feet are swift to shed blood;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:16 - In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:12 - “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:14 - I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man[fn] with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:17 - Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:18 - Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:15 - Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[fn] He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
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