Greaves

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster

Greaves - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

Only in 1 Sam. 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.

Greaves - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

GREAVES, n. plu. greevz. Armor for the legs; a sort of boots.

l Sam.17.

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GreavesInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
GreavesSmith’s Bible Dictionary

Source of the article

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

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