Strong's Number G3162

μάχαιρα

machaira · makh'-ahee-rah

Transliteration:

machaira{makh'-ahee-rah}

Word Origin:

from a presumed derivative of 3163

TDNT:

4:524,572

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment

Usage in the KJV:

sword 28

Total: 29
Occurs 29 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh
a small sword, as distinguished from a large sword
1. curved sword, for a cutting stroke
2. a straight sword, for thrusting