long shield • θυρεός • G2375 — Bruhman Translator's Bible

Lexical Definition

‎θυρεός‎ thyreós (thoo-reh-os') long shield ^G:N-M
from ‎θύρα‎

shield.

a large shield (as door-shaped)

Usage: 8 forms in 26 verses

Form	Translated As	In Verse(s)
θυρεὸν	shield	Eph.6.16
θυρεώ	shield	LXX.1Chr.12.8
	with a shield	LXX.2Kgs.19.32
θυρεόσ	shield	LXX.2Sam.1.21 • LXX.2Sam.1.21
θυρεόν	a shield	LXX.Isa.37.33
	an oblong shield	LXX.1Chr.12.24
	oblong shield	LXX.1Sam.17.41 • LXX.1Kgs.10.17
	shield	LXX.2Chr.9.15 • LXX.2Chr.25.5
θυρεούσ	oblong shields	LXX.1Kgs.10.17
	shields	LXX.2Chr.9.15 • LXX.2Chr.11.12 • LXX.2Chr.12.9 • LXX.2Chr.12.10 • LXX.2Chr.12.11 • LXX.2Chr.14.8 • LXX.2Chr.23.9 • LXX.2Chr.26.14 • LXX.Ps.46.9 • LXX.Isa.21.5
θυρεού	shield	LXX.Ps.35.2
θυρεοίσ	shields	LXX.1Chr.12.34
θυρεοί	shields	LXX.Neh.4.16 • LXX.Song.4.4

Abbott-Smith

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. Wi 5:20, where ὁσιότης is likened to the ἀσπίς, the clypeus or small round shield of the light-armed soldier).†

Abbott-Smith References

Book	Refs
Ephesians	6:16

Liddell-Scott-Jones

θυρεός, ὁ,

(θύρα) stone put against a door to keep it shut, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__II oblong shield (shaped like a door), [Refs 3rd c.BC+], Inscription cited in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; hence, of the Roman scutum (opposed to ἀσπίς,= clipeus), [NT+2nd c.BC+]
__III disk forming part of καθετήρ, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__IV in Mathematics texts, oval, [Refs 5th c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Eph.6.16}