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βέλος
belos
G0956
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Belos denotes projectiles described in Ephesians 6:16 as flaming and extinguished by the shield of faith.

The attested use presents plural projectiles as flaming objects that the shield of faith can extinguish in Ephesians 6:16.

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  1. Flaming projectiles opposed by a shield · dominant

    In Ephesians 6:16, the accusative plural neuter form occurs in the clause about extinguishing the flaming objects of the evil one; the APB renders the clause "extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ephesians 6:16, the APB presents the term within "all the flaming arrows of the evil one." This rendering confirms the clause's imagery rather than isolating each lexical contribution.

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