Strong’s G3696 · Greek

ὅπλον
hóplon

Definition

an implement or utensil or tool (literally or figuratively, especially, offensive for war)

Etymology

probably from a primary (to be busy about);

How the KJV renders it

  • armour
  • instrument
  • weapon

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.