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Lexicon :: Strong's G2375 - thyreos

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θυρεός
Transliteration
thyreos (Key)
Pronunciation
thoo-reh-os'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:312,702

Strong’s Definitions

θυρεός thyreós, thoo-reh-os'; from G2374; a large shield (as door-shaped):—shield.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2375 in the following manner: shield (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2375 in the following manner: shield (1x).

  1. a shield, a large oblong, four cornered shield

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θυρεός thyreós, thoo-reh-os'; from G2374; a large shield (as door-shaped):—shield.
STRONGS G2375:
θυρεός, -οῦ, ὁ, (from θύρα, because shaped like a door [cf. Winers Grammar, 23]), a shield (Latin scutum); it was large, oblong, and four-cornered: τὸν θ. τῆς πίστεως, equivalent to τὴν πίστιν ὡς θυρεόν, Ephesians 6:16. It differs from ἀσπίς (Latin clipeus), which was smaller and circular. [Polybius, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Plutarch, others.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ephesians
6:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2375 matches the Greek θυρεός (thyreos),
which occurs 22 times in 19 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:21 - “You mountains of Gilboa,
let there be no dew or rain upon you,
nor fields of offerings![fn]
For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,
the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:32 - “Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8 - From the Gadites there went over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness mighty and experienced warriors, expert with shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were swift as gazelles upon the mountains:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:34 - Of Naphtali 1,000 commanders with whom were 37,000 men armed with shield and spear.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:15 - King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels[fn] of beaten gold went into each shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:12 - And he put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:9 - So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. He took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king’s house. He took away everything. He also took away the shields of gold that Solomon had made,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:10 - and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:8 - And Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, armed with large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin that carried shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:9 - And Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains the spears and the large and small shields that had been King David’s, which were in the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:5 - Then Amaziah assembled the men of Judah and set them by fathers’ houses under commanders of thousands and of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those twenty years old and upward, and found that they were 300,000 choice men, fit for war, able to handle spear and shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:14 - And Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:2 - Take hold of shield and buckler
and rise for my help!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:9 - He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the chariots with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:4 - Your neck is like the tower of David,
built in rows of stone;[fn]
on it hang a thousand shields,
all of them shields of warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:5 - They prepare the table,
they spread the rugs,[fn]
they eat, they drink.
Arise, O princes;
oil the shield!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:33 - “Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:24 - And they shall come against you from the north[fn] with chariots and wagons and a host of peoples. They shall set themselves against you on every side with buckler, shield, and helmet; and I will commit the judgment to them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments.
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