1) a large sword
2) properly a long Thracian javelin, also a kind of long sword wont to be worn on the right shoulder
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Citing in TDNT: 6:993, 987
G4501
Probably of foreign origin; a sabre, that is, a long and broad cutlass (any weapon of the kind, literally or figuratively): - sword.
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| a sword | 6.32 |
| (τὴν ψυχὴν διέρχεται ῥομφαία) feel pain and sorrow | 25.279 |
| b war | 55.6 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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