Strong's G3162 (Greek)

Greek: μάχαιρα (máchaira)

Pronunciation: makh'-ahee-rah

Derivation: probably feminine of a presumed derivative of G3163;

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

KJV Renderings: sword

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.