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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2375. θυρεός (thureos) -- Shield</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2375.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/27-21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2375.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2375</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2374.htm" title="2374">◄</a> 2375. thureos <a href="../greek/2376.htm" title="2376">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">thureos: Shield</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">θυρεός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>thureos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>thoo-reh-os'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(thoo-reh-os')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Shield<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the heavy oblong Roman shield.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from θυρα (thura), meaning "door"<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "thureos," the concept of a shield is present in the Old Testament. The Hebrew word מָגֵן (magen, Strong's H4043) is often used to describe a shield, both in a literal and metaphorical sense, as seen in passages like Psalm 3:3: "But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "thureos" refers to a large, oblong shield used by ancient soldiers, particularly Roman legionaries. It was designed to cover the entire body, providing comprehensive protection during battle. In the New Testament, "thureos" is used metaphorically to describe the "shield of faith" in the spiritual armor of God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the context of ancient warfare, the "thureos" was a critical piece of a soldier's armor. It was typically made of wood, covered with leather, and reinforced with metal. The shield's size and shape allowed soldiers to form a protective wall, known as a "testudo" or tortoise formation, which was particularly effective against arrows and other projectiles. This imagery would have been familiar to early Christians living under Roman rule, providing a vivid metaphor for spiritual defense.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2375</b> <i>thyreós</i> – properly, a gate or door (or "door-shaped"); used of the large, oblong ancient Roman <i>shield</i> (which looked like a <i>full door</i>), large enough to provide <i>full protection</i> from attack (used only in Eph 6:16).</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/2375.htm">2375</a> <i>/thyreós</i> ("full-body shield") refers to God's inworking of <i>faith</i> – i.e. "the <i>shield </i>(<a href="/greek/2375.htm">2375</a> <i>/thyreós</i>) <i>of faith</i>" which protects the <i>whole</i> believer, covering their whole person in spiritual warfare. <a href="/greek/4102.htm">See 4102</a> (<i>pistis</i>).</p><p class="discovery">The Lord <i>Himself</i> is our <i>shield</i> (Ps 7:10,13; Zech 12:8), providing protection by inbirthing His spoken-word (<a href="/greek/4487.htm">4487</a> <i>/rhḗma</i>) of faith in the believer. This always extinguishes (takes the fire out of) the missals of the enemy (cf. Ro 10:17, Gk text).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2374.htm">thura</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a shield<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>shield (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2375: θυρεός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">θυρεός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">θυρεοῦ</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (from <span class="greek2">θύρα</span>, because shaped like a door (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 23)), <span class="accented">a shield</span> (Latin<span class="latin">scutum</span>); it was large, oblong, and four-cornered: <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">θυρεόν</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">πίστεως</span>, equivalent to <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">πίστιν</span> <span class="greek2">ὡς</span> <span class="greek2">θυρεόν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-16.htm">Ephesians 6:16</a>. It differs from <span class="greek2">ἀσπίς</span> (Latin<span class="latin">clipeus</span>), which was smaller and circular. (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>shield. <p>From <a href="/greek/2374.htm">thura</a>; a large shield (as door-shaped) -- shield. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2374.htm">thura</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>θυρεοί θυρεοίς θυρεον θυρεόν θυρεὸν θυρεός θυρεού θυρεούς θυρεώ thureon thyreon thyreòn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ephesians/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 6:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀναλαβόντες τὸν <b>θυρεὸν</b> τῆς πίστεως</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> taking <span class="itali">up the shield</span> of faith<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> taking <span class="itali">the shield</span> of faith,<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having taken up the <span class="itali">shield</span> of faith<p><b><a href="/greek/2375.htm">Strong's Greek 2375</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2375.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/thureon_2375.htm">θυρεὸν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2374.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2374"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2374" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2376.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2376"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2376" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>