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θυρεός
thureos
G2375
G:N-M Greek

long shield

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Thureos denotes the shield taken up with faith to extinguish flaming arrows in Ephesians 6:16.

The attested use presents a shield as something taken up with faith for extinguishing the evil one's flaming arrows.

Senses in use

  1. Shield taken up for protection · dominant

    In Ephesians 6:16, the accusative singular masculine form is the object of the action to take up; the APB renders the clause, “take up the shield of faith,” followed by its use in extinguishing flaming arrows.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ephesians 6:16, the APB presents the term within “take up the shield of faith.” This identifies the clause's presentation rather than a precise lexical mapping.

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