Perikephalaía — G4030

Definition

feminine noun

encirclement of the head, i.e. a helmet

Usually translated as

helmet

Origin

feminine of a compound of G4012 and G2776

• perí (G4012)
• kephalḗ (G2776)

Occurrences

Perikephalaía occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ephesians (1), 1 Thessalonians (1)

• Ephesians 6:17 — And take the helmet (περικεφαλαίαν) of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
• 1 Thessalonians 5:8 — But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet (περικεφαλαίαν), the hope of salvation.