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ῥομφαία

Transliteration: romphaia · noun

7x in NTFirst: Luke 2:35
Meaninga sword, piercing grief
Part of speechnoun
Frequency7x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsῥομφαία, ῥομφαίαν, ῥομφαίᾳ
Example versesLuke 2:35 · Rev 1:16 · Rev 2:12 · Rev 2:16 · Rev 6:8
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What kind of word is ῥομφαία?

ῥομφαία (romphaia) is a noun that occurs 7 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “a sword, piercing grief” and first appears in Luke 2:35.

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