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Koine Greek wordlink #59945

SR GNT Luke 22:38 μάχαιραι (maⱪairai) ‘said master see swords here are two he’ Strongs=31620 Lemma=maχaira
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=plural

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Only use of identical word form μάχαιραι (N-NFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μάχαιραι’ (N-NFP) is always and only glossed as ‘swords’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘maχaira’ have 6 different glosses: ‘a sword’, ‘the sword’, ‘of the sword’, ‘with a sword’, ‘sword’, ‘swords’.

Greek words (5) other than μάχαιραι (N-NFP) with a gloss related to ‘swords’

MARK 14:43 μαχαιρῶν (maⱪairōn) N-GFP ‘him a crowd with swords and clubs from’ SR GNT Mark 14:43 word 23

MARK 14:48 μαχαιρῶν (maⱪairōn) N-GFP ‘a robber you_all came_out with swords and clubs to capture’ SR GNT Mark 14:48 word 14

MAT 26:47 μαχαιρῶν (maⱪairōn) N-GFP ‘a crowd great with swords and clubs from’ SR GNT Mat 26:47 word 18

MAT 26:55 μαχαιρῶν (maⱪairōn) N-GFP ‘a robber you_all came_out with swords and clubs to capture’ SR GNT Mat 26:55 word 18

LUKE 22:52 μαχαιρῶν (maⱪairōn) N-GFP ‘a robber you_all came_out with swords and clubs’ SR GNT Luke 22:52 word 27

Key: N=noun GFP=genitive,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural