Word study · Greek

bélos

dart, arrow

Say it: BEL-os (approximate)

βέλος

What it means

A missile such as an arrow or javelin. In 6:16, "the fiery darts of the evil one." Ancient archers sometimes shot arrows dipped in burning pitch. It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • DartA thrown missile.
  • ArrowA shot missile.

In Ephesians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0956 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources