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ῥομφαία

MainId: 004403000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ρ

StrongCodes: G4501

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 004403001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: ῥομφαία
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ας
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 004403001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 6.32
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Artifacts
  LEXSubDomains: Weapons and Armor
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-09 01:52:36
    DefinitionShort: a large, broad sword used for both cutting and piercing
    Glosses: sword
    Comments: In a number of languages the term for ‘sword’ is simply ‘a large knife,’ but in some regions it may be called ‘a machete for killing.’
  LEXReferences: LUKE 2:35, REV 1:16, REV 2:12, REV 2:16, REV 6:8, REV 19:15, REV 19:21
2. LEXID: 004403001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 55.6
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Military Activities
  LEXSubDomains: To Fight
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-09 01:52:36
    DefinitionShort: (figurative extension of meaning of {L:ῥομφαία}[a] ‘broad sword,’ {D:6.32})
    Glosses: ['war', 'fighting', 'conflict']
    Comments: It is possible that ῥομφαία in {S:06600600800066} should be understood in its literal meaning of ‘broad sword’ (see {D:6.32}).
  LEXReferences: REV 6:8
3. LEXID: 004403001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 25.279
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Attitudes and Emotions
  LEXSubDomains: Sorrow, Regret
  LEXCollocations: τὴν ψυχὴν διέρχεται ῥομφαία
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-02-09 01:52:36
    DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: a sword goes through one’s soul) to feel the intense pain of sorrow
    Glosses: ['to feel pain and sorrow', 'to be sorrowful and distressed']
  LEXReferences: LUKE 2:35