Strong’s
G2375Noun, masculine1 time in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Ephesians 6:16θυρεὸν
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Abbott-Smith
θυρεός, -οῦ, ὁ
(θύρα), [in LXX for מָגֵן, צִנָּה ;]
(θύρα), [in LXX for מָגֵן, צִנָּה ;]
1. in Hom., a door-stone.
2. In late Gk. (Polyb., Plut.), the scutum, a large oblong shield: θ. τ. πίστεως, Eph.6:16 (cf. Wis.5:20, where ὁσιότης is likened to the ἀσπίς, the clypeus or small round shield of the light-armed soldier).†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.