Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Greaves
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Credit: Rogers Fund, 1904; Metropolitan Museum of Art
License: CC0 1.0
Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...
Comments: Pair of Etruscan bronze greaves. ca. 4th century B.C.
Credit: Eigenes Werk
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...
Comments: Greaves, Corinthian helmet, and spear tip from the tomb of Denda.
From Easton: Greaves - only in 1 Samuel 17:6, a piece of defensive armour (q.v.) reaching from the foot to the knee; from French greve, "the shin." They were the Roman cothurni.
Verses:
- 1 Samuel 17:6
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Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/g/greaves.html. 2024.
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/g/greaves.html. 2024.
