Greek word study
μάχαιρα G3162
- Transliteration
- máchaira
- KJV glosses
- sword
Lexical summary
a knife, i.e. dirk
figuratively, war, judicial punishment
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a knife, i.e. dirk
figuratively, war, judicial punishment
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information