sharp/swift
oxus describes sharp sickles and swords, and feet swift to shed blood.
The term most often qualifies cutting implements, describing sickles prepared for harvesting and swords associated with striking nations or the speaker's authority; in one verse it describes feet as swift in an act of bloodshed.
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Sharp cutting implements · dominant
In Revelation 14:14, Revelation 14:17, and Revelation 14:18, the accusative singular neuter forms qualify a sickle held for harvesting the earth's vine clusters; the APB renders the clauses with a "sharp sickle." In Revelation 19:15, Revelation 1:16, and Revelation 2:12, the feminine forms qualify a sword, which the APB portrays as coming from a mouth, striking nations, or being possessed by the speaker.
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Swift movement toward bloodshed · occasional
In Romans 3:15, the nominative plural masculine form describes "their feet" in the clause about shedding blood; the APB renders the verse, "Their feet are swift to shed blood."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "sharp" with sickles and swords in Revelation, and as "swift" with feet in Romans 3:15. These renderings reflect the clauses as translated rather than a word-by-word alignment.