“a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment”
Definition
Strong’s Definition
a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a large knife, dagger; a sword, Mt. 26:47, 51; the sword of the executioner, Acts 12:2; Rom. 8:35; Heb. 11:37; hence, φορεῖν μάχαιραν, to bear the sword, to have the power of life and death, Rom. 13:4; meton. war, Mt. 10:34
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Etymology
probably feminine of a presumed derivative of G3163 (μάχη);
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“And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.”