Sword of the Spirit

Full Eph 6:17, Isa 49:2, Heb 4:12. Machaira (G3162) is the short, close-combat gladius, not the long rhomphaia (G4501), the great Thracian blade of Rev 1:16. The Spirit's weapon is the near-in stabbing sword, drawn after the shield wall holds, not the sweeping blade. OT echo: Isa 49:2, "made my mouth like a sharp sword" (ASV, the Servant). Greek note: Paul uses rhēma (spoken word, the specifically-spoken-in-the-moment word) rather than logos (written word, the whole Bible as static document). The sword is not the Bible-as-book; it is the specific scriptural word spoken at the specific moment of need (cf. Christ quoting Deuteronomy in the wilderness temptation, Matt 4:4).