δρέπανον
drepanon (G1407)
sickle
AI Word Study
The Greek word δρέπανον (drepanon) refers to a sickle. This term is found eight times in the Bible, showcasing its significance in the ancient Greek culture. As a tool used for harvesting grain, the sickle symbolizes the act of reaping or collecting crops. The sickle's meaning is not limited to its physical function, but also extends to metaphorical usage. It can represent the end or culmination of a process. In this sense, the sickle signifies completion, finality, or the conclusion of an event. The occurrence of the sickle in the Bible often relates to themes of harvest, time, and reckoning, highlighting its connection to the life cycle of crops and, by extension, human existence.
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But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
I looked, and saw a white cloud, and on the cloud one sitting like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
Another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, “Send your sickle, and reap; for the hour to reap has come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe!”
He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
Another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven. He also had a sharp sickle.
Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he called with a great voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Send your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the earth’s grapes are fully ripe!”
The angel thrust his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and threw it into the great wine press of the wrath of God.