δρέπανον

drepanonsickleHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter8 occurrences2 books7 verses

Definition

δρέπανον, -ου, τό

(later form of Attic δρεπάνη, δρέπω, to pluck), [in LXX for מַזְמֵדָה, חֶרְמֵשׁ, etc. ;]

a sickle, pruning-hook; Mark 4:29, Revelation 14:14-19.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δρέπανον:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

8 total
  1. Mark 4:29δρέπανον · sickle
    And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
  2. Revelation 14:14δρέπανον · 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.
  3. Revelation 14:15δρέπανόν · sickle
    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.”
  4. Revelation 14:16δρέπανον · sickle
    So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
  5. Revelation 14:17δρέπανον · sickle
    Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
  6. Revelation 14:18δρέπανον · sickle; δρέπανον · sickle
    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.”
  7. Revelation 14:19δρέπανον · sickle
    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.