θυρεός
thureos
- long shield
- a door-stone
- scutum
- shield
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: long shield
θυρεός, -οῦ, ὁ
(θύρα), [in LXX for מָגֵן, צִנָּה ;]
__1. in Hom. a door-stone.
__2. In late Gk. (Polyb. Plut.), the scutum, a large oblong shield: θ. τ. πίστεως, Eph.6:16 (cf. Wis.5:20, where ὁσιότης is likened to the ἀσπίς, the clypeus or small round shield of the light-armed soldier).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: a door-stone; scutum; shield
a door-stone; scutum; shield