Hoplon ὅπλον
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| ὅπλον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | hoplon |
| Strong's number | G3696 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | weapon |
| Occurrences | 6 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (2) |
Hoplon (Greek ὅπλον, Strong's G3696) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “weapon”. It occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὅπλον, -ου, τό
[in LXX for מָגֵן, צִנָּה, etc. ;]
1. a tool, implement, instrument: ὅπλα ἀδικίας (Opp. to ὅ. δικαιοσύνης), Rom.6:13.
2. Freq., in pl., arms, weapons: Jhn.18:3, 2Co.10:4; metaphorically, τ. φωτός, Rom.13:12; τ. δικαιοσύνης, 2Co.6:7.†
(AS)
[in LXX for מָגֵן, צִנָּה, etc. ;]
1. a tool, implement, instrument: ὅπλα ἀδικίας (Opp. to ὅ. δικαιοσύνης), Rom.6:13.
2. Freq., in pl., arms, weapons: Jhn.18:3, 2Co.10:4; metaphorically, τ. φωτός, Rom.13:12; τ. δικαιοσύνης, 2Co.6:7.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | weapons (2), instruments (2), armour (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | weapons (3), instruments (2), armor (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Hoplon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
John
- John 18:3Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
Romans
- Romans 6:13Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
- Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 6:7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
- 2 Corinthians 10:4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
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).