μάχαιραν. [8 verses] (noun sg fem acc) "Sword" is machaira, which means a "large knife," "large dagger," "short sword," or "dirk." It specifically the type of weapon used for making sacrifices, by assassins, bodyguards, and jugglers. -- The term for "sword" means a short sword, a weapon much more like a machete since the Greek is the source for the English word. It is specifically the type of weapon used for making sacrifices, by assassins, bodyguards, and jugglers. Jugglers is particularly interesting because of the word "toss." This is exactly the type of sword you toss around when juggling.