A-1 | Adjective | Strong's Number: g3691 | Greek: oxus |
Sharp, Sharper, Sharply, Sharpness:
denotes
(a) "sharp" (Eng., "oxy--,"), said of a sword, Rev 1:16; 2:12; 19:15; of a sickle, Rev 14:14, 17, 18 (twice);
A-2 | Adjective | Strong's Number: g5114 | Greek: tomos |
Sharp, Sharper, Sharply, Sharpness:
akin to temno, "to cut" [Eng., "(ana)tomy," etc.], is used metaphorically in the comparative degree, tomoteros, in Hbr 4:12, of the Word of God.
B-1 | Adverb | Strong's Number: g664 | Greek: apotomos |
Sharp, Sharper, Sharply, Sharpness:
signifies "abruptly, curtly," lit., "in a manner that cuts" (apo, "from," temno, "to cut," hence "sharply, severely," 2Cr 13:10, RV, "(that I may not... deal) sharply," AV, "(use) sharpness;" the pronoun "you" is to be understood, i.e., "that I may not use (or deal with)... sharply;" Tts 1:13, of rebuking. Cp. apotomia, "severity."
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