Drepanon δρέπανον
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| δρέπανον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | drepanon |
| Strong's number | G1407 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | sickle |
| Occurrences | 8 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Revelation (6) |
Drepanon (Greek δρέπανον, Strong's G1407) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “sickle”. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
δρέπανον, -ου, τό
(later form of Attic δρεπάνη, δρέπω, to pluck), [in LXX for מַזְמֵדָה, חֶרְמֵשׁ, etc. ;]
a sickle, pruning-hook; Mrk.4:29, Rev.14:14-19.†
(AS)
(later form of Attic δρεπάνη, δρέπω, to pluck), [in LXX for מַזְמֵדָה, חֶרְמֵשׁ, etc. ;]
a sickle, pruning-hook; Mrk.4:29, Rev.14:14-19.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sickle (8) |
|---|---|
| BSB | sickle (8) |
Verses
Every verse with Drepanon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 4:29But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
Revelation
- Revelation 14:14And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
- Revelation 14:15And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
- Revelation 14:16And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
- Revelation 14:17And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
- Revelation 14:18And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
- Revelation 14:19And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).