Greek word study

μάχαιραmáchaira — a sword

a sword.

Translated in the King James as: sword

Appears 29 times in Scripture

Origin: probably feminine of a presumed derivative of G3163 (μάχη);

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Where it appears

Matthew — 7×
Matt 10:34Matt 26:47Matt 26:51Matt 26:52Matt 26:55+ 2 more in Matthew
Mark — 3×
Mark 14:43Mark 14:47Mark 14:48
Luke — 5×
Luke 21:24Luke 22:36Luke 22:38Luke 22:49Luke 22:52
John — 2×
John 18:10John 18:11
Acts — 2×
Acts 12:2Acts 16:27
Romans — 2×
Rom 8:35Rom 13:4
Ephesians — 1×
Eph 6:17
Hebrews — 3×
Heb 4:12Heb 11:34Heb 11:37
Revelation — 4×
Rev 6:4Rev 13:10Rev 13:14+ 1 more in Revelation

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.