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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4501. ῥομφαία (rhomphaia) -- Sword</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4501.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/revelation/12-15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4501.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4501</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4500.htm" title="4500">◄</a> 4501. rhomphaia <a href="../greek/4501a.htm" title="4501a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">rhomphaia: Sword</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ῥομφαία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>rhomphaia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hrom-FI-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hrom-fah'-yah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sword<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a sword, scimitar; fig: war, piercing grief.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Likely of Thracian origin, adopted into Greek.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "rhomphaia," the concept of a sword is often represented by the Hebrew word חֶרֶב (chereb, Strong's H2719), which also signifies a weapon of war and judgment.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "rhomphaia" refers to a large, broad sword, often associated with a weapon of war. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe the penetrating power of divine judgment or truth.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The rhomphaia was a type of sword used by Thracian warriors and later adopted by the Greeks and Romans. It was known for its size and cutting power, making it a formidable weapon in battle. In biblical times, swords were symbols of authority, power, and judgment, often used in both literal and metaphorical contexts.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4501</b> <i>rhomphaía</i> – a long Thracian sword; "<i>a sword, scimitar</i>" (Souter). <a href="/greek/4501.htm">4501</a> (<i>rhomphaía</i>) is "a <i>large</i>, broad sword" that both <i>cuts and pierces</i> – an <i>imposing</i> sword, synonymous with <i>finality </i>(<i>dominance</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4501: ῤομφαία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ῤομφαία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ῤομφαίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">a large sword</span>; properly, <span class="accented">a long Thracian javelin</span> (cf. Rich, <span class="abbreviation">Dict. of Antiq.</span> under the word Rhompaea); also a kind of long sword usually worn on the right shoulder (<span class="abbreviation">Hesychius</span> <span class="greek2">ῤομφαία</span>. <span class="greek2">Θρακιον</span> <span class="greek2">ἀμυντηριον</span>, <span class="greek2">μάχαιρα</span>, <span class="greek2">ξίφος</span> <span class="greek2">ἤ</span> <span class="greek2">ἀκόντιον</span> <span class="greek2">μακρόν</span>; (<span class="abbreviation">Suidas</span> 3223 c. (cf. <span class="greek2">ῥεμβω</span> to revolve, vibrate)); cf. <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, Aemil. 18); (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">sword</span>): <a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/2-12.htm">Revelation 2:12, 16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15, 21</a>; <span class="greek2">σου</span> <span class="greek2">δέ</span> <span class="greek2">αὐτῆς</span> <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">ψυχήν</span> <span class="greek2">διελεύσεται</span> <span class="greek2">ῤομφαία</span>, a figure for 'extreme anguish shall fill (pierce, as it were) thy soul', <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-35.htm">Luke 2:35</a>, where cf. Kuinoel. (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 6, 12, 4; 7, 12, 1; in <span class="abbreviation">Ev. Nicod.</span> 26 the archangel Michael, keeper of Paradise, is called <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">φλογινη</span> <span class="greek2">ῤομφαία</span>. Very often in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">חֶרֶב</span>; often also in the O. T. Apocrypha.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sword. <p>Probably of foreign origin; a sabre, i.e. A long and broad cutlass (any weapon of the kind, literally or figuratively) -- sword. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ρομφαια ρομφαία ρομφάια ῥομφαία ῥομφαίᾳ ρομφαίαι ρομφαίαις ρομφαιαν ρομφαίαν ῥομφαίαν ρομφαίας ρομφαιών ρόπαλον ροπή rhomphaia rhomphaía rhomphaíāi rhomphaian rhomphaían romphaia romphaian<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/2-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:35</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ψυχὴν διελεύσεται <b>ῥομφαία</b> ὅπως ἂν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and a sword</span> will pierce even<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> (Yea, <span class="itali">a sword</span> shall pierce through thy<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> soul will go through <span class="itali">a sword</span> so that anyhow<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 1:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">στόματος αὐτοῦ <b>ῥομφαία</b> δίστομος ὀξεῖα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> two-edged <span class="itali">sword;</span> and His face<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a sharp twoedged <span class="itali">sword:</span> and his<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> mouth of him <span class="itali">a sword</span> two-edged sharp<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 2:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔχων τὴν <b>ῥομφαίαν</b> τὴν δίστομον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the sharp two-edged <span class="itali">sword</span> says this:<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the sharp <span class="itali">sword</span> with two edges;<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has the <span class="itali">sword</span> two-edged<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 2:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>ῥομφαίᾳ</b> τοῦ στόματός</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> against <span class="itali">them with the sword</span> of My mouth.<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them with <span class="itali">the sword</span> of my mouth.<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with the <span class="itali">sword</span> the mouth<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/6-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 6:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀποκτεῖναι ἐν <b>ῥομφαίᾳ</b> καὶ ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to kill <span class="itali">with sword</span> and with famine<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to kill with <span class="itali">sword,</span> and with<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to kill with <span class="itali">sword</span> and with<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/19-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 19:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ ἐκπορεύεται <b>ῥομφαία</b> ὀξεῖα ἵνα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a sharp <span class="itali">sword,</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> goeth a sharp <span class="itali">sword,</span> that with<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him goes forth <span class="itali">a sword</span> sharp that<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/19-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 19:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>ῥομφαίᾳ</b> τοῦ καθημένου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> were killed <span class="itali">with the sword</span> which came<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with <span class="itali">the sword</span> of him that sat<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/19-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with the <span class="itali">sword</span> of him who sits<p><b><a href="/greek/4501.htm">Strong's Greek 4501</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4501.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/romphaia_4501.htm">ῥομφαία — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/romphaian_4501.htm">ῥομφαίαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4500.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4500"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4500" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4501a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4501a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4501a" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>