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Koine Greek wordlink #59406

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
Year=33 AD

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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 21

OET-LV: 43 And immediately still of _him speaking, Youdas/(Yəhūdāh) is _arriving, one of _the twelve, and with him a_crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief _priests, and the scribes, and the elders. (MRK_14:43)

OET-RV: 43 Even while Yeshua was still speaking, Yudas reached him, followed by a crowd from the chief priests, the religious teachers, and the elders—many armed with swords and clubs. (MRK 14:43)

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 13

OET-LV: 48 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) answering said to _them: You _all _came _out with swords and clubs to _capture me as against a_robber? (MRK_14:48)

OET-RV: 48 Yeshua spoke to the crowd, “Did you all bring swords and clubs to try to capture me like you’d chase down a thief? (MRK 14:48)

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

OET-LV: 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_26:47)

OET-RV: 47 While he was still speaking, 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. (MAT 26:47)

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 17

OET-LV: 55 In that the hour, the Yaʸsous said to _the crowds: You _all _came _out with swords and clubs to _capture me as against a_robber? In _every day in the temple, I _was _sitting teaching, and you _all_ not _apprehended me. (MAT_26:55)

OET-RV: 55 Then turning to the crowds, Yeshua said, “So you all came out with swords and clubs as if you were arresting a thief? (MAT 26:55)

LUKE 22:52 μαχαιρῶν (maⱪairōn) N-GFP ‘a robber you_all came_out with swords and clubs’ SR GNT Luke 22:52 word 26

OET-LV: 52 And Yaʸsous said to the ones having _come against him, chief _priests, and officers of _the temple, and elders, you _all _came _out with swords and clubs As against a_robber? (LUK_22:52)

OET-RV: 52 Then Yeshua spoke to those who had come to capture him—the chief priests and temple officers and the local elders, “So you all came out here with swords and clubs as if I was a robber? (LUK 22:52)

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