θώραξ
thōrax
“breastplate”
Definition
the chest ("thorax"), i.e. (by implication) a corslet
of uncertain affinity;
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
θώραξ appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
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.
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.
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