Word study · Greek
thyreós
large shield
Say it: thoo-reh-OS (approximate)
θυρεός
What it means
A large oblong shield, the kind that covered a soldier's whole body (from thyra, "door," because of its shape). In 6:16, "the shield of faith" can put out all the flaming darts. It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- Large shieldFull-body shield.
- Door-shieldShaped like a door.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 6
"The shield of faith" (6:16).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2375 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources