Thōrax θώραξ
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| θώραξ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | thōrax |
| Strong's number | G2382 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | breastplate |
| Occurrences | 5 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Revelation (2) |
Thōrax (Greek θώραξ, Strong's G2382) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “breastplate”. It occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
θώραξ, -ακσς, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for שִׁרְיוֹן and cogn. forms ;]
a breastplate: Rev.9:9, 17; θ. τ. δικαιοσύνης, Eph.6:14 (cf. Isa.59:17, Wis.5:18-19); θ. πίστεως, 1Th.5:8.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שִׁרְיוֹן and cogn. forms ;]
a breastplate: Rev.9:9, 17; θ. τ. δικαιοσύνης, Eph.6:14 (cf. Isa.59:17, Wis.5:18-19); θ. πίστεως, 1Th.5:8.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | breastplates (3), breastplate (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | breastplate (2), breastplates (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Thōrax, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ephesians
- Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
1 Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
Revelation
- Revelation 9:9And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.They also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
- Revelation 9:17And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).