θώραξ

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θώραξ, ακός, ὁ

Greek transliteration

thōrax

Simplified transliteration

thorax

Strong's number

2382

GK Number

2606

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-3b(1)

Gloss

breastplate

Definition

a breast-plate, armor for the body, consisting of two parts, one covering the breast and the other the back, Eph. 6:14; 1 Thess. 5:8; Rev. 9:9, 17*

Ephesians 6:14	Stand therefore, by girding your waist with truth, by putting on the breastplate (thōraka \| θώρακα \| acc sg masc) of righteousness,
1 Thessalonians 5:8	but let us who belong to the daylight stay sober, putting on the breastplate (thōraka \| θώρακα \| acc sg masc) of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
Revelation 9:9	They had breastplates (thōrakas \| θώρακας \| acc pl masc) like breastplates (thōrakas \| θώρακας \| acc pl masc) of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of many horse-drawn chariots rushing into battle.
Revelation 9:17	And this is how I saw the horses in my vision and those who rode them: The riders wore breastplates (thōrakas \| θώρακας \| acc pl masc) that were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow like sulfur, and the heads of the horses were like lions’ heads, and out of their mouths came fire and smoke and sulfur.

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