Strong's Lexicon
kathoplizó: To arm fully, to equip
Original Word:καθοπλίζω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:kathoplizó
Pronunciation:kath-op-LID-zo
Phonetic Spelling:(kath-op-lid'-zo)
Definition:To arm fully, to equip
Meaning:I arm completely.
Word Origin:From the Greek prefix "κατά" (kata, meaning "down" or "against") and "ὁπλίζω" (hoplizō, meaning "to arm" or "to equip").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kathoplizó," the concept of being equipped or armed can be related to Hebrew terms like "חָמַשׁ" (chamash, Strong's 2571), which means to arm or equip for battle.
Usage:The verb "kathoplizó" means to arm or equip someone fully, often in a military context. It implies preparing someone with the necessary tools or armor for battle. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe spiritual preparation and readiness.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of being fully armed was crucial for soldiers who needed to be prepared for battle. The imagery of armor and weapons was familiar to early Christians, who lived in a time when Roman soldiers were a common sight. This cultural backdrop made the metaphor of spiritual armor particularly powerful and relatable for the original audience.
HELPS Word-studies
2528kathoplízō (from2596/katá, "down" and3695/hoplízō, "be armed") – properly,armed all the waydown, i.e. "fully armed,down (kata) from head to heel" (WS, 185).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
kata and
hoplizóDefinitionto arm fully
NASB Translationfully armed (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2528: καθοπλίζωκαθοπλίζω: perfect passive participle
καθωπλισμένος; "to arm (fully (cf.
κατά, III. 1 at the end)), furnish with arms":
Luke 11:21. (
Xenophon,
Plutarch, and others; the
Sept..)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
to arm oneself fullyFromkata; andhoplizo; to equip fully with armor -- arm.
see GREEKkata
see GREEKhoplizo
Forms and Transliterations
καθωπλισμένοι καθωπλισμενος καθωπλισμένος kathoplismenos kathoplisménos kathōplismenos kathōplisménosLinks
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