"an instrument with a curved blade, as a sickle, Mk. 4:29; Rev. 14:14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19*"
Definition and meaning
an instrument with a curved blade, as a sickle, Mk. 4:29; Rev. 14:14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19*
In the original Greek the word is written: δρέπανον
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of drepanon (G1407) across the King James Bible.
But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
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Common questions
Strong's G1407 (drepanon) is a Greek word that means: an instrument with a curved blade, as a sickle, Mk. 4:29; Rev. 14:14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19* It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word drepanon (G1407) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1407 is drepanon, a Greek word defined as: an instrument with a curved blade, as a sickle, Mk. 4:29; Rev. 14:14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
drepanon is a Greek word found in the New Testament.