περικεφάλ-αιος G4030
a helmet, protective head-covering worn in battle
The standard Greek term for a military helmet, covering the head in combat. Paul's armor imagery draws on this literal piece of equipment to represent spiritual protection. In Ephesians 6:17, believers take 'the helmet of salvation'—God's saving work guards the mind and identity. In 1 Thessalonians 5:8, it's 'the helmet, the hope of salvation'—confident expectation of final deliverance protects against spiritual assault. Both texts echo Isaiah 59:17, where God himself wears salvation as a helmet when he comes to judge and redeem.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — A warrior's head protection, used metaphorically by Paul for salvation as spiritual defense. The helmet guards the most vulnerable part—the head—from fatal blows. Similarly, the certainty of salvation and hope of final redemption protect the believer's mind from despair and doubt. The universal recognition across languages (Spanish 'yelmo', German 'Helm', French 'casque') shows this is straightforward military equipment repurposed for spiritual warfare, rooted in Isaiah's vision of God as divine warrior. 2×
AR["خوذَةَ"]·ben["শিরস্ত্রাণ", "শিরস্ত্রাণ-কে"]·DE["Helm"]·EN["helmet"]·FR["περικεφαλαίαν"]·heb["כּוֹבַע"]·HI["तोपि", "तोप्र"]·ID["ketopong"]·IT["perikephalaian"]·jav["ketopong", "topong"]·KO["투구-를", "투구를"]·PT["capacete"]·RU["шлем", "шлемом"]·ES["yelmo"]·SW["chapeo", "kofia-ya-chuma"]·TR["migferini", "miğfer"]·urd["خود"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
περικεφάλ-αιος [ᾰ], α, ον, round the head: hence, __II substantive περικεφαλαία, ἡ, covering for the head, helmet, cap, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. σιδηρᾶ περιηργυρωμένη Refs 3rd c.BC+ __II.b wig, Refs 5th c.AD+ __II.2 disorder of the oak, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II.3 in a ship, ={ὁ στόλος ὑπὲρ τὴν στεῖραν}, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II.4 name of a bandage, Refs 2nd c.AD+