noun · neuter
hoplem
Strong’sG3696
an instrument, arms, weapons
stem hopl-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ὅπλον, -ου, τό,
[in LXX for מָגֵן, צִנָּה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3696 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhop'-lon
an implement or utensil or tool (literally or figuratively, especially, offensive for war)
Fromprobably from a primary ἕπω (to be busy about);
King Jamesarmour, instrument, weapon.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
tool, implement, mostly in plural, like{ἔντεα},{τεύχεα}: (probably from ἕπω A):
I a ship's tackle, tackling, Refs 8th c.BC+; especially ropes, halyards, etc., δησάμενοι δ᾽ ἄρα ὅπλα Refs 8th c.BC+; in which sense Refs 8th c.BC+ twice uses the singular, rope, Refsany ropes, Refs 5th c.BC+
II tools, strictly so called, in Refs 8th c.BC+ especially of smiths' tools, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὅπλον γεροντικόν staff, Refs 3rd c.BC+; δείπνων ὅπλον ἑτοιμότατον, of the wine-flask, Refs
III in plural, also, implements of war, arms and armour, Refs 8th c.BC+ of the arms of Achilles, Refs 5th c.BC+: rarely in singular, weapon, οὐδέ τι ἀρήϊον ὅπλον ἐκτέαται Refs 5th c.BC+; ποτὶ πονηρὸν οὐκ ἄχρηστον ὅπλον ἁ πονηρία [Refs 5th c.BC+; piece of armour, Refs 1st c.BC+
III.2 the large shield, from which the men-at-arms took their name of ὁπλῖται (εἰκόνα γραπτὴν ἐν ὅπλῳ Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, τῆς πενίας ὅπλον ἡ παρρησία Refs 4th c.BC+
III.3 in plural, also, heavy arms, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὅπλων ἐπιστάτης, ={ὁπλίτης}, opposed to κώπης ἄναξ, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.4 ὅπλα, ={ὁπλῖται}, men-at-arms, πολλῶν μεθ᾽ ὅπλων Refs 5th c.BC+ to have a muster of the men-at-arms, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ ἐπὶ τῶν ὅπλων στρατηγός, opposed to ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς διοικήσεως, Decrees cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; στρατηγεῖν ἐπὶ τὰ ὅ. Refs 2nd c.BC+
III.5 τὰ ὅ. the place of arms, camp, ἦλθεν εἰς τὰ ὅ. Refs 5th c.BC+
III.6 Phrases: ἐνέδυνον (variant{ἐνέδυντο}) τὰ ὅ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν ὅπλοισι εἶναι or γενέσθαι to be in arms, under arms, Refs 7th c.BC+; ποιῆσαι ἐξέτασιν ἐν ὅπλοις Decrees cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐφ᾽ ὅπλοις or παρ᾽ ὅπλοις ἧσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+; for ὅπλα ῥίπτειν, ἀφιέναι, κατατίθεσθαι, (see entry).; for ὅπλα τίθεσθαι, see at {τίθημι}.
IV of the arms possessed by animals for self-defence, [τὸν ἄνθρωπον] οὐκ ἔχοντα ὅπλον πρὸς τὴν ἀλκήν Refs 4th c.BC+
V membrum virile, Refs 2nd c.BC+
VI a gymnastic exercise, the last which came on in the games, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | hoplem | hopleim1×ὅπλα |
| of, belonging to genitive | hopleu | hopleiu2×ὅπλων |
| to, for dative | hople | hoplei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hople is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
hopleim“weapons”subject or objectdirect plural1×
2 Corinthians 10:4teim gar hopleim tau strateiau nu ouk sarkikeim alla …… of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have …
hopleiu“weapons”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
John 18:3… ekei meta fanoiu kai lampadaiu kai hopleiu.… the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
2 Corinthians 6:7… alētheiau, en dunamia theou; dia teiu hopleiu tau dikaiosunau teiu dexeiu kai aristereiu,… the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand …
hopleim3×
Romans 6:13mēde parastēavōr teim meleim vu hopleim adikiau ta hamarta, alla parastēavar heautoin …… of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to …
Romans 6:13… nekroiu zōarōntoin kai teim meleim vu hopleim dikaiosunau to theo.… of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
Romans 13:12… ergeim teu skoteu, endueneia de teim hopleim teu fōteu.… of darkness and put on the armor of light.