περικεφαλαία perikephalaía

Meaning

encirclement of the head, i.e. a helmet

In the King James Version: helmet

Derivation: feminine of a compound of G4012 (περί) and G2776 (κεφαλή);

Where it is used

• Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.