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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4030 - περικεφαλαία

Transliteration

perikephalaía

Phonetics

per-ee-kef-al-ah'-yah

Origin

from a compound of (G4012) and (G2776)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TDNT

5:314,702

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a helmet
metaph.
1. the protection of the soul which consists in (the hope of) salvation

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3553 ‑ כּוֹבַע (ko'‑bah); 6959 ‑ קוֹבַע (ko'‑bah or ko‑bah');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

BSB (2)

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

CSB (2)

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

ESV (2)

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

KJV (2)

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

N95 (2)

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

NAS (2)

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

NLT (2)

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 2

WEB (2)

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

YLT (2)

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

ASV (2)

for a helmet 1

the helmet 1

BSB (2)

helmet 1

the helmet 1

CSB (2)

helmet 1

the helmet 1

ESV (2)

helmet 2

KJV (2)

helmet 2

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

helmet 2

N95 (2)

helmet 2

NAS (2)

helmet 2

NLT (2)

helmet 2

WEB (2)

for a helmet 1

the helmet 1

YLT (2)

an helmet 1

helmet 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-ASF 2

ANT

N-ASF 2

BEZ

N-ASF 2

BGB

N-ASF 2

BMT

N-ASF 2

BYZ

N-ASF 2

ELZ

N-ASF 2

NA26

N-ASF 2

SBL

N-ASF 2

SCV

N-ASF 2

STV

N-ASF 2

TIS

N-ASF 2

TRG

N-ASF 2

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

περικεφαλαιìα

Feminine of a compound of G4012 and G2776

Thayer's Expanded Definition

περικεφαλαία, 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 .)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

† περι -κεφαλαία , -ας , ἡ ,

[in LXX for H3553, H6959;]

a helmet: fig., 1 Thessalonians 5:8; c. gen. explic., Papyri τ . σωτηρίου , Ephesians 6:17 (cf. Isaiah 59:17).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

";fill."; For the act. c. acc. and gen., as in Matthew 27:48, cf. P Lond 453.6 (iv/A.D.) (= II. p. 319) πλῆσον κεράμιον σινάπις (= εως) χλωροῦ, ";fill the vessel with green mustard."; The aor. pass. c. gen., as frequently in the Lukan writings, is seen in P Leid Wvi. 22 (ii/iii A.D.) (= II. p. 99) πλησθεὶς τῆς θεοσοφίας.

List of Word Forms

περικεκοσμημέναι περικεφαλαία περικεφαλαίαι περικεφαλαίαις περικεφαλαιαν περικεφαλαίαν περικεφαλαίας περικνήμισι perikephalaian perikephalaían