Lexicon oxus: sharp, swift Original Word: ὀξύς, εῖα, ύPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: oxus Phonetic Spelling: (oz-oos') Short Definition: sharp, swift, eager Definition: (a) sharp, (b) swift, eager. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definitionsharp, swift NASB Translationsharp (7), swift (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 3691: ὀξύςὀξύς, ὀξεῖα, ὀξύ (allied with Latin acer, acus, etc.; cf. Curtius, § 2); 1. sharp (from Homer down): ῤομφαία, δρέπανον, Revelation 1:16; Revelation 2:12; Revelation 14:14, 17; Revelation 19:15 (Isaiah 5:28; Psalm 56 ()). 2. swift, quick (so from Herodotus 5, 9 down; cf. ὠκύς fleet): Romans 3:15 (Amos 2:15; Proverbs 22:29).
Strong's sharp, swift. Probably akin to the base of akmen ("acid"); keen; by analogy, rapid -- sharp, swift. see GREEK akmen |
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