θυρεόςthyreós
a large shield (as door-shaped)
Greek (New Testament) · G2375
Meanings
1. in Hom., a door-stone.
2. In late Gk., the scutum, a large oblong shield: θ. τ. πίστεως, Ephesians 6:16 (cf. Wisdom 5:20, where ὁσιότης is likened to the ἀσπίς, the clypeus or small round shield of the light-armed soldier).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Ephesians 6:16 In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.