ὀξύς

oxussharp/swiftHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdjective8 occurrences2 books7 verses

Definition

ὄξύς, -εῖα, -ύ

[in LXX: Psalm 57:4, al. (חַד), Amos 2:15 (קַל), Isaiah 5:28 (שָׁנַן), etc. ;]

1. sharp: Revelation 1:16; 2:12; 14:14, 17-18; 19:15.

2. Of motion, swift: Romans 3:15 (LXX ταχινός).

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

8 total
  1. Romans 3:15ὀξεῖς · swift
    “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
  2. Revelation 1:16ὀξεῖα · a sharp
    He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
  3. Revelation 2:12ὀξεῖαν · sharp
    To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
  4. Revelation 14:14ὀξύ · a sharp
    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.
  5. Revelation 14:17ὀξύ · a sharp
    Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
  6. Revelation 14:18ὀξὺ · sharp; ὀξὺ · sharp
    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 19:15ὀξεῖα · a sharp
    And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.