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Lexicon :: Strong's G2382 - thōrax

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θώραξ
Transliteration
thōrax (Key)
Pronunciation
tho'-rax
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
mGNT
5x in 2 unique form(s) TR
5x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
11x in 4 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:308,702

Strong’s Definitions

θώραξ thṓrax, tho'-rax; of uncertain affinity; the chest ("thorax"), i.e. (by implication) a corslet:—breast-plate.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2382 in the following manner: breastplate (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G2382 in the following manner: breastplate (5x).

  1. the breast, the part of the body from the neck to the navel, where the ribs end

  2. a breastplate or corset consisting of two parts and protecting the body on both sides from the neck to the middle

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θώραξ thṓrax, tho'-rax; of uncertain affinity; the chest ("thorax"), i.e. (by implication) a corslet:—breast-plate.
STRONGS G2382:
θώραξ, -ακος, ὁ;
1. the breast, the part of the body from the neck to the navel, where the ribs end, (Aristotle, hist. an. 1, 7 [cf. 8, p. 491a, 28]; Euripides, Plato, others): Revelation 9:9 [some refer this to the next entry].
2. a breast-plate or corselet consisting of two parts and protecting the body on both sides from the neck to the middle, (Homer, Herodotus, Xenophon, Plato, others): Revelation 9:9, 17; ἐνδύεσθαι τ. θώρακα τῆς δικαιοσύνης, i. e. δικαιοσύνην ὡς θώρακα, Ephesians 6:14; θώρακα πίστεως, i. e. πίστιν ὡς θώρακα, 1 Thessalonians 5:8, (ἐνδύεσθαι δικαιοσύνην ὡς θώρακα, Isaiah 59:17; ἐνδθωρακα δικαιοσύνην, Wis. 5:19 (Wis. 5:18)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
59:17
Ephesians
6:14
1 Thessalonians
5:8
Revelation
9:9; 9:9; 9:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2382 matches the Greek θώραξ (thōrax),
which occurs 5 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:14 - Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:8 - But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:9 - And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:17 - And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone.
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