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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ὅπλον

Strong’s: G3696

Associated OET lemmas: ὅπλον

Notes: In RV CO2 6:7 · LV CO2 6:7 · Read together CO2 6:7 ὅπλον occurs in a highly figurative context, but it is better under such circumstances to regard ὅπλον as referring to an instrument used in fighting and then to assign the figurative meaning to the entire expression. In some languages it may be necessary to translate ὅπλων in RV CO2 6:7 · LV CO2 6:7 · Read together CO2 6:7 as means or simply instruments. For the understanding of the phrase τῶν δεξιῶν καὶ ἀριστερῶν as referring to offensive and defensive weapons, see 82.7: ἀριστερός / 82.7: εὐώνυμος.

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: ὅπλον; -ου

Related lemmas: ὁπλίζομαι

Sense 1: tool, instrument, means

Semantic entry: 6.3

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Artifacts [General Meaning]

Definition: any type of tool or instrument

Notes: In RV ROM 6:13 · LV ROM 6:13 · Read together ROM 6:13 ὅπλον is generally interpreted as being used figuratively as a reference to parts of the body which may be instruments for doing evil.

ROM 6:13: RV ROM 6:13 · LV ROM 6:13 · Read together ROM 6:13

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OET-RV ROM 6:13

13 Don’t use any parts of your bodies to sin, as if they’re weapons of disobedience, but instead present yourselves to God as if you came back to life from the dead, and use all your body parts for God, as if they’re weapons of righteousness,

OET-LV ROM 6:13

13 Not be_presenting the members of_you_all, as_weapons of_unrighteousness to_ the _sin, but present yourselves to_ the _god, as_if from the_dead living, and the members of_you_all, as_weapons of_righteousness to_ the _god.

Sense 2: weapon

Semantic entry: 6.29

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Weapons and Armor

Definition: an instrument used in fighting, whether offensive or defensive

Notes: In the NT ὅπλον[b] also occurs in the figurative sense of non-material means of fighting, e.g. RV CO2 6:7 · LV CO2 6:7 · Read together CO2 6:7.

JHN 18:3: RV JHN 18:3 · LV JHN 18:3 · Read together JHN 18:3

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OET-RV JHN 18:3

3 Meanwhile Yehudah had met with the soldiers and servants of the chief priests and the Farisaios party, and they all started coming into the garden with lanterns and flaming torches and weapons.

OET-LV JHN 18:3

3 therefore the Youdas having_received the cohort, and attendants from the chief_priests and Farisaios_party, is_coming there with lanterns, and torches, and weapons.

ROM 13:12: RV ROM 13:12 · LV ROM 13:12 · Read together ROM 13:12

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OET-RV ROM 13:12

12 The night has progressed and the day is getting closer, so turn away from actions done in darkness and put on the armour of the light.

OET-LV ROM 13:12

12 The night progressed, and the the_day has_neared.
Therefore we_may_put_away the works of_ the _darkness, and we_may_dress_in the weapons of_ the _light.
All 4 recorded passages for this sense

JHN: RV JHN 18:3 · LV JHN 18:3 · Read together JHN 18:3

ROM: RV ROM 13:12 · LV ROM 13:12 · Read together ROM 13:12

CO2: RV CO2 6:7 · RV CO2 10:4 · LV CO2 6:7 · LV CO2 10:4 · Read together CO2 6:7 · Read together CO2 10:4