Lexical Summary perikephalaia: a helmet Original Word: περικεφαλαίαTransliteration: perikephalaia Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-kef-al-ah'-yah) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: a helmet Meaning: a helmet Strong's Concordance helmet. Feminine of a compound of peri and kephale; encirclement of the head, i.e. A helmet -- helmet. see GREEK peri see GREEK kephale Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4030: περικεφαλαίαπερικεφαλαία, περικεφαλαίας, ἡ (περί and κεφαλή), a helmet: 1 Thessalonians 5:8; τοῦ σωτηρίου (from Isaiah 59:17), i. e. dropping the figure, the protection of soul which consists in (the hope of) salvation, Ephesians 6:17. (Polybius; the Sept. for כּובַע .) |
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