machaira <3162>
macaira machaira
| Pronunciation: | makh'-ahee-rah |
| Origin: | from a presumed derivative of 3163 |
| Reference: | TDNT - 4:524,572 |
| PrtSpch: | n f |
| In Greek: | macaira 2, macairai 1, macairan 12, macairh 5, macairhv 4, macairwn 5 |
| In NET: | sword 17, swords 7, of sword 2, a sword 2, with a sword 1 |
| In AV: | sword 29 |
| Count: | 29 |
| Definition: | 1) a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh 2) a small sword, as distinguished from a large sword 2a) curved sword, for a cutting stroke 2b) a straight sword, for thrusting probably feminine of a presumed derivative of 3163; a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment:-sword. see GREEK for 3163 |
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