Lexical Summary oxys: sharp, swift Original Word: ὀξύςTransliteration: oxys Phonetic Spelling: (oz-oos') Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: sharp, swift Meaning: sharp, swift Strong's Concordance sharp, swift. Probably akin to the base of akmen ("acid"); keen; by analogy, rapid -- sharp, swift. see GREEK akmen Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3691: ὀξύςὀξύς, ὀξεῖα, ὀξύ (allied with Latinacer, acus, etc.; cf. Curtius, § 2); 1. sharp (from Homer down): ῤομφαία, δρέπανον, Revelation 1:16; Revelation 2:12; Revelation 14:14, 17; Revelation 19:15 (Isaiah 5:28; Psalm 56 2. swift, quick (so from Herodotus 5, 9 down; cf. ὠκύς fleet): Romans 3:15 (Amos 2:15; Proverbs 22:29). |