oxys · swift, sharp

What it means

oxys (ὀξύς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “swift, sharp”.

Swift; also sharp, keen-edged.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. That cuts well.
2. Moving with great speed, quick to do something.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• sharp ×7
• swift ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Romans×1
• Revelation×7

• Romans 3:15

  their feet are swift to shed blood;

• Revelation 1:16

  and he had in his right hand seven stars, and from his mouth came out a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun when it shines in its strength.

• Revelation 2:12

  And to the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write: This is what the one who has the sharp two-edged sword says:

• Revelation 14:14

  And I looked, and look, a white cloud, and on the cloud one who sat like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

• Revelation 14:17

  And another angel came out of the sanctuary that is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

• Revelation 14:18

  And another angel came out from the altar, the one who has authority over the fire, and he called out with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Send in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”

• Revelation 19:15

  And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it he may strike the nations; and he will shepherd them with an iron rod; and he treads the winepress of the wine of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

And 1 more times.