Ephesians 6:17
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”
σωτηρία
From soter — saviour, the one who rescues from danger. Soteria is comprehensive — healing, wholeness, rescue, preservation. Peter stands before the council and says there is no other name. Not as arrogance. As the deepest mercy — there is one who can save, and His name is Jesus.
ῥῆμα
declaration
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ῥῆμα
Not logos — the written word — but rhema, the word spoken in the moment. The angel says to Mary: no rhema from God shall be without power. Every specific word God speaks into your situation carries the ability to accomplish itself. He does not speak empty words.
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λόγος
Word
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λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
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θεός
of God;
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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πνεῦμα
Spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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ῥομφαία
Sword
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ῥομφαία
Sword. Rhomphaia. A sword will pierce your own soul too. Simeon said this to Mary. Following God does not protect from pain. It gives meaning and purpose to it.
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δέχομαι
do take
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δέχομαι
To receive, to welcome, to accept. He came to His own and His own did not receive Him. But to all who received Him He gave the right to become children of God.
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μάχαιρα
sword
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μάχαιρα
A sword. The sword of the Spirit which is the word of God. It cuts between soul and spirit. It is sharper than any two-edged sword.
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περικεφαλαία
helmet
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περικεφαλαία
encirclement of the head, i.e. a helmet
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σωτήριον
Salvation
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σωτήριον
defender or (by implication) defence
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