θώραξ
thōraxbreastplateHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine5 occurrences3 books4 verses
Definition
θώραξ, -ακσς, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for שִׁרְיוֹן and cogn. forms ;]
a breastplate: Revelation 9:9, 17; θ. τ. δικαιοσύνης, Ephesians 6:14 (cf. Isaiah 59:17, Wis.5.18-19); θ. πίστεως, 1 Thessalonians 5:8.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as θώραξ:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Ephesians 6:14θώρακα · breastplateStand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8θώρακα · [the] breastplateBut 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 9:9θώρακας · breastplates; θώρακας · breastplatesThey also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
- Revelation 9:17θώρακας · breastplates [the colors of]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.