ΘΩΡΑΞ, θωραξ
THŌRAX, thōrax
Sounds Like: THOH-rax
Translations: breastplate, a breastplate, cuirass, corselet
From the root: ΘΩΡΑΞ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a piece of defensive armor, specifically a breastplate or cuirass, worn to protect the torso. It was commonly used by soldiers in ancient times to shield their chest and back from attacks. It can be used in sentences to describe protective gear.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2382 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΩΡΑΞ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΘΩΡΑΚΑ — breastplate, a breastplate, cuirass, a cuirass
- ΘΩΡΑΚΑΣ — breastplates, cuirasses, armor
- ΘΩΡΑΚΕΣ — breastplates, cuirasses, armor
- ΘΩΡΑΚΙ — to a breastplate, to a cuirass, to armor, to a breast-piece
- ΘΩΡΑΚΟΣ — of a breastplate, of the chest, of a cuirass
- ΘΩΡΑΞΙ — to breastplates, with breastplates, for breastplates
- ΘΩΡΑΞΙΝ — breastplates, coats of mail
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