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θυρεός

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
θυρεός, οῦ, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
thureos
Simplified transliteration: 
thureos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2375
GK Number: 
2599
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
(long, oblong) shield
Definition: 
a stone, or other material employed to close a doorway; later, a large oblong shield, Eph. 6:16*

Greek-English Concordance for θυρεός

Ephesians 6:16 and besides all these, by taking up the shield (thureon | θυρεόν | acc sg masc) of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.