Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
μάχαιρα (G3162)
29 μάχαιρα , -ης (Att. -ας ; v. WH, App. , 156 a ; Bl., § 7, 1), ἡ , [in LXX chiefly for חֶרֶב ; also for מַאֲכֶלֶת , etc.;] (in Hom., al.) a large knife or dirk , for sacrificial purposes ( Ge 22:6 , 10 , Jg 19:29 A). a short sword or dagger (as disting. from ῥομφαία , a large broad sword and ξίφος , a straight sword for thrusting): Mt 26:47 ff., Mk 14:43 , 47 , 48 , Lk 22:36 ff., Jo 18:10 , 11 Ac 16:27 , He 11:37 , Re 6:4 13:10 , 14 ; στόμα μαχαίρης (as in Heb. פִּה חֶרֶב , Ge 34:26 , al.), the edge of the sword : Lk 21:24 , He 11:34 ; μ. δίστομος , He 4:12 ; ἀναιρεῖν μαχαίρῃ , Ac 12:2 ; τὴν μ. φορεῖν , Ro 13:4 . Metaph., Mt 10:34 (opp. to εἰρήνη ), Ro 8:35 ; μ. τοῦ πνεύματος , Eph 6:17 .†
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