Rhomphaia denotes a weapon portrayed as piercing, striking, killing, or accompanying warfare in the supplied passages.

The attested use is a weapon employed in piercing, striking, killing, and warfare: it pierces a soul in Luke 2:35, kills in Revelation 6:8 and Revelation 19:21, and is repeatedly depicted as coming from or associated with a mouth in Revelation.

1. Weapon in piercing, conflict, and killing · dominant

   The nominative singular form occurs where the APB renders a weapon piercing a soul in Luke 2:35 and coming from a mouth to strike nations in Revelation 19:15; Revelation 1:16 calls the pictured weapon sharp and double-edged. The dative singular form occurs in clauses about waging war in Revelation 2:16, killing in Revelation 6:8, and the killing of the remaining people in Revelation 19:21.

   Luke 2:35Revelation 19:15Revelation 1:16Revelation 2:16Revelation 6:8Revelation 19:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term with “sword,” adding descriptions such as “sharp” and “double-edged” in some verses and linking it with piercing, warfare, or killing. These renderings describe the verse-level presentation rather than a separate definition for each occurrence.