Sharp, Sharper, Sharply, Sharpness
denotes (a) "sharp" (Eng., "oxy--,)," said of a sword, Rev 1:16, Rev 2:12, Rev 19:15; of a sickle, Rev 14:14, Rev 1:14-18 (twice); (b) of motion, "swift," Rom 3:15. See SWIFT.
akin to temno, "to cut" [Eng., "(ana)tomy," etc.], is used metaphorically in the comparative degree, tomoteros, in Heb 4:12, of the Word of God. signifies "abruptly, curtly," lit., "in a manner that cuts" (apo, "from," temno, "to cut," hence "sharply, severely," 2Co 13:10, RV, "(that I may not... deal) sharply," AV, "(use) sharpness;" the pronoun "you" is to be understood, i.e., "that I may not use (or deal with) ... sharply;" Tit 1:13, of rebuking. Cp. apotomia, "severity."
