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a complete suit of armour. The word represents the Gr. iravoirXia (vas, all, and oirXa, arms), the full armour of a hoplite or heavy-armed soldier, i.e. the shield, breastplate, helmet and greaves, together with the sword and lance. As applied to armour of a later date, " panoply " did not come into use till the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century, and was then used of the complete suits of plate-armour covering the whole body. The figurative use of the word is chiefly due to the phrase i) iravoirXia the whole armour of God " (Eph. vi.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Panoply'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/panoply.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Panoply'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/panoply.html. 1910.
