1407. drepanon

Strong's Lexicon

drepanon: Sickle

Original Word: δρέπανον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: drepanon
Pronunciation: DREP-an-on
Phonetic Spelling: (drep'-an-on)
Definition: Sickle
Meaning: a sickle, pruning-hook.

Word Origin: From the root δρέπω (drepō), meaning "to pluck" or "to gather."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of reaping or harvesting is מַגָּל (maggal), Strong's Hebrew 4037, which also means "sickle."

Usage: The term "drepanon" refers to a sickle, a curved, hand-held agricultural tool used for harvesting grain or cutting grass. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe the act of reaping, often in the context of divine judgment or the end times.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient agrarian societies, the sickle was an essential tool for harvesting crops. It symbolized the gathering of the harvest, a critical time for farmers. In biblical literature, the imagery of reaping with a sickle is often associated with judgment and the gathering of souls, reflecting the agricultural practices of the time.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from drepó (to pluck)
Definition
a sickle, a pruning hook
NASB Translation
sickle (8).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1407: δρέπανον

δρέπανον, δρεπανου, τό (equivalent to δρεπάνη, from δρέπω, to pluck, pluck off), a sickle, a pruning-hook, a hooked vine-knife, such as reapers and vine-dressers use: Mark 4:29; Revelation 14:14-19. (Homer and subsequent writings; the Sept..)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

sickle.

From drepo (to pluck); a gathering hook (especially for harvesting) -- sickle.

Forms and Transliterations

δρέπανα δρεπάνοις δρεπανον δρέπανον δρέπανόν δρεπάνω δρομεύς δρομέως drepanon drépanon drépanón

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 4:29 N-ANS
GRK: ἀποστέλλει τὸ δρέπανον ὅτι παρέστηκεν
NAS: puts in the sickle, because
KJV: he putteth in the sickle, because
INT: he sends the sickle for has come

Revelation 14:14 N-ANS
GRK: χειρὶ αὐτοῦ δρέπανον ὀξύ
NAS: and a sharp sickle in His hand.
KJV: hand a sharp sickle.
INT: hand of him a sickle sharp

Revelation 14:15 N-ANS
GRK: Πέμψον τὸ δρέπανόν σου καὶ
NAS: Put in your sickle and reap,
KJV: Thrust in thy sickle, and reap:
INT: Send the sickle of you and

Revelation 14:16 N-ANS
GRK: νεφέλης τὸ δρέπανον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ
NAS: swung His sickle over
KJV: thrust in his sickle on the earth;
INT: cloud the sickle of him upon

Revelation 14:17 N-ANS
GRK: καὶ αὐτὸς δρέπανον ὀξύ
NAS: had a sharp sickle.
KJV: having a sharp sickle.
INT: also he a sickle sharp

Revelation 14:18 N-ANS
GRK: ἔχοντι τὸ δρέπανον τὸ ὀξὺ
NAS: the sharp sickle, saying,
KJV: the sharp sickle, saying,
INT: having the sickle sharp

Revelation 14:18 N-ANS
GRK: σου τὸ δρέπανον τὸ ὀξὺ
NAS: in your sharp sickle and gather
KJV: thy sharp sickle, and gather
INT: your sickle sharp

Revelation 14:19 N-ANS
GRK: ἄγγελος τὸ δρέπανον αὐτοῦ εἰς
NAS: swung his sickle to the earth
KJV: thrust in his sickle into the earth,
INT: angel the sickle of him to

Strong's Greek 1407
8 Occurrences

δρέπανον — 8 Occ.