"a stone or other material employed to close a doorway; later, a large oblong shield, Eph. 6:16*"
Definition and meaning
a stone or other material employed to close a doorway; later, a large oblong shield, Eph. 6:16*
In the original Greek the word is written: θυρεός
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of thureos (G2375) across the King James Bible.
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
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Common questions
Strong's G2375 (thureos) is a Greek word that means: a stone or other material employed to close a doorway; later, a large oblong shield, Eph. 6:16* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word thureos (G2375) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2375 is thureos, a Greek word defined as: a stone or other material employed to close a doorway; later, a large oblong shield, Eph. 6:16*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
thureos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.