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Strong's G2375 · Greek

θυρεός

thureos · thoo-reh-os'

from 2374; a large shield (as door-shaped)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

θυρεός (G2375)

1 θυρεός , -οῦ, ὁ ( θύρα ), [in LXX for מָגֵן , צִנָּה ;] in Hom., a door-stone . In late Gk. (Polyb., Plut.), the scutum , a large oblong shield : θ. τ. πίστεως , Eph 6:16 (cf. Wi 5:20 , where ὁσιότης is likened to the ἀσπίς , the clypeus or small round shield of the light-armed soldier).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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