Word Study · Strong's G2382 · Greek
θώραξ
thorax
tho'-rax
Strong's 1890 spelling: thṓrax
“the chest ("thorax"), i.e. (by implication) a corslet”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the chest ("thorax"), i.e. (by implication) a corslet
Rendered in the KJV as
breast-plate.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- θώρακας3
- θώρακα2
How it is rendered · 3
- breastplates3
- [the] breastplate1
- breastplate1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-APM · 3
- N-ASM · 2
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Revelation carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
Revelation3 occurrences
- Revelation 9:9θώρακαςthōrakasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralThey also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.here: breastplates
- Revelation 9:9θώρακαςthōrakasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralThey also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.here: breastplates
- Revelation 9:17θώρακαςthōrakasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralNow 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.here: breastplates