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μάχαιρα

Strong’s: G3162

Associated OET lemmas: μάχαιρα

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: μάχαιρα; -ης

Sense 1: sword, dagger

Semantic entry: 6.33

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Weapons and Armor

Definition: a relatively short sword (or even dagger) used for cutting and stabbing

Notes: The phrase στόμα μαχαίρης (literally ‘mouth of the sword’) refers to the event of killing or slaughter: ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρης ‘they escaped being killed by the sword’ RV HEB 11:34 · LV HEB 11:34 · Read together HEB 11:34. See 79.109: στόμα.

MAT 26:47: RV MAT 26:47 · LV MAT 26:47 · Read together MAT 26:47

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OET-RV MAT 26:47

47 While he was still speaking, Yehudah (Judas; Grk. Yudas), one of the twelve, came and he was accompanied by a large crowd from the chief priests and local elders, and they were carrying swords and clubs.

OET-LV MAT 26:47

47 And of _him still speaking, see Youdas/(Yəhūdāh), one of _the twelve came, and with him a_ great _crowd with swords and clubs from the chief _priests and elders of _the people.

MAT 26:51: RV MAT 26:51 · LV MAT 26:51 · Read together MAT 26:51

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OET-RV MAT 26:51

51 But wow, one of Yeshua’s group put out a hand to stop them, then drew his sword and struck at the chief priest’s slave, cutting off his ear.

OET-LV MAT 26:51

51 And see, one of _the ones with Yaʸsous, having _stretched _out his hand, drew _out the sword of _him, and having _struck the slave of _the chief _priest, cut _off the ear of _him.

All 23 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 26:47 · RV MAT 26:51–52 · RV MAT 26:55 · LV MAT 26:47 · LV MAT 26:51–52 · LV MAT 26:55 · Read together MAT 26:47 · Read together MAT 26:51–52 · Read together MAT 26:55

MRK: RV MRK 14:43 · RV MRK 14:47–48 · LV MRK 14:43 · LV MRK 14:47–48 · Read together MRK 14:43 · Read together MRK 14:47–48

LUK: RV LUK 21:24 · RV LUK 22:36 · RV LUK 22:38 · RV LUK 22:49 · RV LUK 22:52 · LV LUK 21:24 · LV LUK 22:36 · LV LUK 22:38 · LV LUK 22:49 · LV LUK 22:52 · Read together LUK 21:24 · Read together LUK 22:36 · Read together LUK 22:38 · Read together LUK 22:49 · Read together LUK 22:52

JHN: RV JHN 18:10–11 · LV JHN 18:10–11 · Read together JHN 18:10–11

ACT: RV ACT 12:2 · RV ACT 16:27 · LV ACT 12:2 · LV ACT 16:27 · Read together ACT 12:2 · Read together ACT 16:27

EPH: RV EPH 6:17 · LV EPH 6:17 · Read together EPH 6:17

HEB: RV HEB 4:12 · RV HEB 11:34 · RV HEB 11:37 · LV HEB 4:12 · LV HEB 11:34 · LV HEB 11:37 · Read together HEB 4:12 · Read together HEB 11:34 · Read together HEB 11:37

REV: RV REV 6:4 · RV REV 13:10 · RV REV 13:14 · LV REV 6:4 · LV REV 13:10 · LV REV 13:14 · Read together REV 6:4 · Read together REV 13:10 · Read together REV 13:14

Sense 2: war, fighting, conflict

Semantic entry: 55.6

Semantic domains: Military Activities

Subdomains: To Fight

Definition: (figurative extension of meaning of μάχαιρα[a] ‘sword,’ 6.33: μάχαιρα)

Notes: For another interpretation of μάχαιρα in RV MAT 10:34 · LV MAT 10:34 · Read together MAT 10:34, see 39.25: μάχαιρα.

MAT 10:34: RV MAT 10:34 · LV MAT 10:34 · Read together MAT 10:34

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OET-RV MAT 10:34

34 “Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth. No, I came to bring war, not peace,

OET-LV MAT 10:34

34 You _all _may_ not _think that I _came to _bring peace to the earth, I _came not to _bring peace, but a_sword.

Sense 3: death, being killed

Semantic entry: 20.68

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Kill

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of μάχαιρα[a] ‘sword,’ 6.33: μάχαιρα) death by violence or execution

ROM 8:35: RV ROM 8:35 · LV ROM 8:35 · Read together ROM 8:35

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OET-RV ROM 8:35

35 Who will separate us from Messiah’s love? Troubles or distress or persecution or famine or poverty or danger or execution?

OET-LV ROM 8:35

35 Who us will _be _separating from the love of _the chosen _one /messiah?
Tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

Sense 4: violence, strife, discord

Semantic entry: 39.25

Semantic domains: Hostility, Strife

Subdomains: Strife, Struggle

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of μάχαιρα[a] ‘sword,’ 6.33: μάχαιρα) a state of discord and strife

Notes: For another interpretation of μάχαιρα in RV MAT 10:34 · LV MAT 10:34 · Read together MAT 10:34, see 55.6: μάχαιρα / 55.6: ῥομφαία.

MAT 10:34: RV MAT 10:34 · LV MAT 10:34 · Read together MAT 10:34

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OET-RV MAT 10:34

34 “Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth. No, I came to bring war, not peace,

OET-LV MAT 10:34

34 You _all _may_ not _think that I _came to _bring peace to the earth, I _came not to _bring peace, but a_sword.

Sense 5: to have the power to punish

Semantic entry: 38.3

Semantic domains: Punish, Reward

Subdomains: Punish

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to bear the sword) to have the capacity or authority to punish

Collocations: φορέω τὴν μάχαιραν

ROM 13:4: RV ROM 13:4 · LV ROM 13:4 · Read together ROM 13:4

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OET-RV ROM 13:4

4 because they’re God’s servants for your good. But if you’re doing evil, then you should rightly be afraid, because the authorities aren’t armed without reason—they’re God’s servants to dispense severe anger to people doing evil.

OET-LV ROM 13:4

4 For/Because of_god the_servant he _is to _you for the good.
But if the evil you _may _be _practicing, be _fearing, because/for not vainly the sword he _is _bearing, For/Because of_god a_servant he _is, an_avenging for severe _anger to _the one the evil doing.