ὅπλον
hoplon
weapon
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ὅπλον (hoplon) refers to a type of weapon. Its semantic domain is warfare and conflict, indicating its association with combat and military equipment. This word is used six times in the Bible, illustrating its significance in religious and historical contexts. Given its definition as a weapon, its usage likely conveys the preparations or presence of military might, threat, or defense. In its limited occurrences, the word highlights the gravity and reality of conflict in the context of biblical stories and events.
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Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
Judas then, having taken a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.
Romans 6:13Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
Romans 6:13Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
Romans 13:12The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.
2 Corinthians 6:7in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
2 Corinthians 10:4for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,