- Original: θυρεός - Transliteration: Thureos - Phonetic: thoo-reh-os' - Definition: 1. a shield, a large oblong, four cornered shield - Origin: from G2374 - TDNT entry: 10:12,7 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From G2374 ; a large shield (as door shaped): - shield. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • shield, 1 Eph 6:16