GreekG8685Noun (Neuter)
πέλεκυς
pelekus
“a hewing axe”
0Occurrences
G8685Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech
Definition
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.an axe for felling trees, with two edges, opposite to the ἡμιπέλεκκον, (Homer)
2.a sacrificial axe, (Homer)—;That it was not, properly, a battle axe appears from the phrase, οὐ δόρασι μάχεσθαι, *ἀλλὰ καὶ πελέκεσι *to fight not with spears only, but with common axes, i. e. to the last, (Herdotus Historicus)
3.in (Theophrastus Philosophus) Char., *πέλεκυς *as a child's nickname seems to mean a sharp blade.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Neuter)
Morphology Code
G:N-N
Full Description
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
πέλεκυς appears 0 times in the New Testament.
Key Passages
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