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It is used metaphorically to describe spiritual tools or virtues that believers are to employ in their spiritual battles. The term emphasizes readiness and preparation for conflict, whether physical or spiritual.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, "hoplon" referred to the equipment of a hoplite, a heavily armed foot soldier. The hoplite's panoply included a shield, spear, helmet, and body armor. This imagery would have been familiar to the original audience of the New Testament, who understood the importance of being well-equipped for battle. The metaphorical use of "hoplon" in the New Testament draws on this cultural understanding to convey the necessity of spiritual preparedness and defense.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3696</b> <i>hóplon</i> – properly, an implement (normally used for <i>warfare</i>). In the NT, <a href="/greek/3696.htm">3696</a> <i>/hóplon</i> ("instrument") is always in the <i>plural</i> ("<i>weapons</i> to wage war"). </p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/3696.htm">3696</a> <i>/hóplon</i> ("instruments to make war") underlines that God always gives <i>all</i> the resources we need to <i>prevail in every form of spiritual warfare</i> – as we live in faith ("His <i>inbirthed persuasion</i>," 2 Cor 6:7, 10:4).</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>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a tool, implement, weapon<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>armor (1), instruments (2), weapons (3).<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 3696: ὅπλον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὅπλον</span></span> (allied to <span class="greek2">ἐπω</span>, Latin<span class="latin">sequor, socius</span>, etc.; <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 621), <span class="greek2">ὅπλου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span>, as in classical Greek from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down, <span class="accented">any tool or implement</span> for preparing a thing (like the Latin<span class="latin">arma</span>); hence, <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> plural <span class="accented">arms</span> used in warfare, <span class="accented">weapons</span>: <a href="/interlinear/john/18-3.htm">John 18:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4</a>; metaphorically, <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">δικαιοσύνης</span>, which <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">δικαιοσύνη</span> furnishes, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6-7.htm">2 Corinthians 6:7</a>; <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">φωτός</span>, adapted to the light, such as light demands, <a href="/interlinear/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12</a> (here <span class="manuref">L</span> marginal reading <span class="greek2">ἔργα</span>). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">an instrument</span>: <span class="greek2">ὅπλα</span> <span class="greek2">ἀδικίας</span>, for committing unrighteousness, opposed to <span class="greek2">ὅπλα</span> <span class="greek2">δικαιοσύνης</span>, for practising righteousness, <a href="/interlinear/romans/6-13.htm">Romans 6:13</a>.<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>armor, instrument, weapon. <p>Probably from a primary hepo (to be busy about); an implement or utensil or tool (literally or figuratively, especially, offensive for war) -- armour, instrument, weapon. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>οπλα όπλα ὅπλα όπλοις όπλον όπλου οπλοφόρων όπλω οπλων όπλων ὅπλων hopla hópla hoplon hoplōn hóplon hóplōn opla oplon oplōn<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/john/18-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 18:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λαμπάδων καὶ <b>ὅπλων</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with lanterns and torches <span class="itali">and weapons.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/john/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> torches and <span class="itali">weapons.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/18-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lamps and <span class="itali">weapons</span><p><b><a href="/text/romans/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 6:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μέλη ὑμῶν <b>ὅπλα</b> ἀδικίας τῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of your body to sin <span class="itali">[as] instruments</span> of unrighteousness;<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> members <span class="itali">[as] instruments</span> of unrighteousness<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> members of you <span class="itali">instruments</span> of unrighteousness<p><b><a href="/text/romans/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 6:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μέλη ὑμῶν <b>ὅπλα</b> δικαιοσύνης τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and your members <span class="itali">[as] instruments</span> of righteousness<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> members <span class="itali">[as] instruments</span> of righteousness<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> members of you <span class="itali">instruments</span> of righteousness<p><b><a href="/text/romans/13-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 13:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ τὰ <b>ὅπλα</b> τοῦ φωτός</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and put <span class="itali">on the armor</span> of light.<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and let us put on <span class="itali">the armour</span> of light.<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/13-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover the <span class="itali">armour</span> of light<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/6-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 6:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διὰ τῶν <b>ὅπλων</b> τῆς δικαιοσύνης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of God; <span class="itali">by the weapons</span> of righteousness<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> by <span class="itali">the armour</span> of righteousness<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with the <span class="itali">weapons</span> of righteousness<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 10:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural">N-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰ γὰρ <b>ὅπλα</b> τῆς στρατείας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">for the weapons</span> of our warfare<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> (For <span class="itali">the weapons</span> of our warfare<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the indeed <span class="itali">weapons</span> of the warfare<p><b><a href="/greek/3696.htm">Strong's Greek 3696</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3696.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/opla_3696.htm">ὅπλα — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/oplo_n_3696.htm">ὅπλων — 2 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'; 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