Strong G3057λόγχη
spear
- Transliteration
- logchē
- Pronunciation
- long'-khay
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Perhaps a primary word; a lance: - spear.
Detailed definition
λόγχη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX for רֹמַח, etc.;]
1. a spear-head.
2. a lance, spear: Mat.27:49 ([WH], R, mg.), Jhn.19:34.†
(AS)
[in LXX for רֹמַח, etc.;]
1. a spear-head.
2. a lance, spear: Mat.27:49 ([WH], R, mg.), Jhn.19:34.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3057 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- spear1
First verses
- John 19:34But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
λόγχ-η, ἡ,
A spear-head, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.69; λ. δορός 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 856, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 1318 (both Lyric poetry))]: also in plural of a single spear, the point with its barbs, τὸ ξυστὸν τῇσι λόγχῃσι ἐὸν ὁμοίως χρύσεον the shaft alike with the spear-head, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.52, etc.; λόγχαι δ᾽ ἐκαυλίζοντο καὶ ξυστὴ κάμαξ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 404, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 10.3 (where the shaft is ῥάβδος))]; οἱ κνώδοντες τῆς λόγχης the barbs of the spear-head, [Refs ([prev. work] 16.)]
A.2 lance-shaped birth-mark, [Refs (Trag.Adesp. 84.)]
A.II lance, spear, javelin, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Batrachomyomachia 129; χαλκέας λόγχας ἀκμᾷ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 10.60, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 512 (Lyric poetry), etc.: _metaphorically_, ὀμμάτων ἄπο λόγχας ἵησιν [prev. author] “fragment” 157)]; λόγχας ἐσθίων, proverbial of a bragging coward, a 'fire-eater', [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Timocles Comicus 12.5.)]
A.III troop of spearmen, ξὺν ἑπτὰ λόγχαις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1312, compare “Ant.” 119 (Lyric poetry); μυρίαν ἄγων λόγχην 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 442; λόγχης ἀριθμῷ πλείονος κρατούμεναι [prev. author] “fragment” 286.12; χωρεῖτε, λόγχη [prev. author] “Cretan dialect” 45.)]
A spear-head, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.69; λ. δορός 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 856, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 1318 (both Lyric poetry))]: also in plural of a single spear, the point with its barbs, τὸ ξυστὸν τῇσι λόγχῃσι ἐὸν ὁμοίως χρύσεον the shaft alike with the spear-head, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.52, etc.; λόγχαι δ᾽ ἐκαυλίζοντο καὶ ξυστὴ κάμαξ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 404, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 10.3 (where the shaft is ῥάβδος))]; οἱ κνώδοντες τῆς λόγχης the barbs of the spear-head, [Refs ([prev. work] 16.)]
A.2 lance-shaped birth-mark, [Refs (Trag.Adesp. 84.)]
A.II lance, spear, javelin, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Batrachomyomachia 129; χαλκέας λόγχας ἀκμᾷ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 10.60, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 512 (Lyric poetry), etc.: _metaphorically_, ὀμμάτων ἄπο λόγχας ἵησιν [prev. author] “fragment” 157)]; λόγχας ἐσθίων, proverbial of a bragging coward, a 'fire-eater', [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Timocles Comicus 12.5.)]
A.III troop of spearmen, ξὺν ἑπτὰ λόγχαις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1312, compare “Ant.” 119 (Lyric poetry); μυρίαν ἄγων λόγχην 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 442; λόγχης ἀριθμῷ πλείονος κρατούμεναι [prev. author] “fragment” 286.12; χωρεῖτε, λόγχη [prev. author] “Cretan dialect” 45.)]