Bible Dictionaries
Shield
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
formerly meant "a stone for closing the entrance of a cave;" then, "a shield," large and oblong, protecting every part of the soldier; the word is used metaphorically of faith, Ephesians 6:16 , which the believer is to take up "in (en in the original) all" (all that has just been mentioned), i.e., as affecting the whole of his activities.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Shield'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​s/shield.html. 1940.