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Lexicon :: Strong's G2342 - thērion

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θηρίον
Transliteration
thērion (Key)
Pronunciation
thay-ree'-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Diminutive from the same as θήρα (G2339)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:133,333

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxi. ζῶον, θηρίον.

Strong’s Definitions

θηρίον thēríon, thay-ree'-on; diminutive from the same as G2339; a dangerous animal:—(venomous, wild) beast.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 46x

The KJV translates Strong's G2342 in the following manner: beast (42x), wild beast (3x), venomous beast (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 46x
The KJV translates Strong's G2342 in the following manner: beast (42x), wild beast (3x), venomous beast (1x).

  1. an animal

  2. a wild animal, wild beast, beast

  3. metaph. a brutal, bestial man, savage, ferocious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θηρίον thēríon, thay-ree'-on; diminutive from the same as G2339; a dangerous animal:—(venomous, wild) beast.
STRONGS G2342:
θηρίον, -ου, τό, (diminutive of θήρ; hence, a little beast, little animal; Plato, Theaet., p. 171 e.; of bees, Theocritus, 19, 6; but in usage it had almost always the force of its primitive; the later diminutive is θηρίδιον [cf. Epictetus diss. 2, 9, 6]); [from Homer down]; Sept. for חַיָה and בְּהֵמָה, an animal; a wild animal, wild beast, beast: properly, Mark 1:13; Acts 10:12 Rec.; Acts 11:6; 28:4f; Hebrews 12:20; [James 3:7]; Revelation 6:8; in Revelation 11:7 and Revelation 13-20, under the figurative of a 'beast' is depicted Antichrist, both his person and his kingdom and power, (see ἀντίχριστος); metaphorically, a brutal, bestial man, savage, ferocious, Titus 1:12 [colloquial, 'ugly dogs'], (so in Aristophanes eqq. 273; Plutarch, 439; nub. 184; [cf. Schmidt, chapter 70, 2; apparently never with allusion to the stupidity of beasts]; still other examples are given by Kypke, Observations, ii., p. 379; θηρία ἀνθρωπόμορφα, Ignatius Smyrn. 4, cf. ad Ephes. 7).
[Synonym: see ζῶον.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
1:13
Acts
10:12; 11:6; 28:4
Titus
1:12
Hebrews
12:20
James
3:7
Revelation
6:8; 11:7; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2342 matches the Greek θηρίον (thērion),
which occurs 46 times in 38 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:13 - where he was tempted by Satan for forty days. He was out among the wild animals, and angels took care of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:6 - When I looked inside the sheet, I saw all sorts of tame and wild animals, reptiles, and birds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:4 - The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, “A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:5 - But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:12 - Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, “The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:20 - They staggered back under God’s command: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:7 - People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:8 - I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green. Its rider was named Death, and his companion was the Grave.[fn] These two were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease[fn] and wild animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:7 - When they complete their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the bottomless pit[fn] will declare war against them, and he will conquer them and kill them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:1 - Then I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. And written on each head were names that blasphemed God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:2 - This beast looked like a leopard, but it had the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion! And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:3 - I saw that one of the heads of the beast seemed wounded beyond recovery—but the fatal wound was healed! The whole world marveled at this miracle and gave allegiance to the beast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:4 - They worshiped the dragon for giving the beast such power, and they also worshiped the beast. “Who is as great as the beast?” they exclaimed. “Who is able to fight against him?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:11 - Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke with the voice of a dragon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:12 - He exercised all the authority of the first beast. And he required all the earth and its people to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:14 - And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:15 - He was then permitted to give life to this statue so that it could speak. Then the statue of the beast commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:17 - And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:18 - Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[fn] His number is 666.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:9 - Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:11 - The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:2 - I saw before me what seemed to be a glass sea mixed with fire. And on it stood all the people who had been victorious over the beast and his statue and the number representing his name. They were all holding harps that God had given them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:2 - So the first angel left the Temple and poured out his bowl on the earth, and horrible, malignant sores broke out on everyone who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:10 - Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. His subjects ground their teeth in anguish,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:13 - And I saw three evil[fn] spirits that looked like frogs leap from the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:3 - So the angel took me in the Spirit[fn] into the wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that had seven heads and ten horns, and blasphemies against God were written all over it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:7 - “Why are you so amazed?” the angel asked. “I will tell you the mystery of this woman and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns on which she sits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:8 - The beast you saw was once alive but isn’t now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit[fn] and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:11 - “The scarlet beast that was, but is no longer, is the eighth king. He is like the other seven, and he, too, is headed for destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:12 - The ten horns of the beast are ten kings who have not yet risen to power. They will be appointed to their kingdoms for one brief moment to reign with the beast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:13 - They will all agree to give him their power and authority.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:16 - The scarlet beast and his ten horns all hate the prostitute. They will strip her naked, eat her flesh, and burn her remains with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:17 - For God has put a plan into their minds, a plan that will carry out his purposes. They will agree to give their authority to the scarlet beast, and so the words of God will be fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - He gave a mighty shout:
“Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen!
She has become a home for demons.
She is a hideout for every foul[fn] spirit,
a hideout for every foul vulture
and every foul and dreadful animal.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:19 - Then I saw the beast and the kings of the world and their armies gathered together to fight against the one sitting on the horse and his army.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:20 - And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast—miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:4 - Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their forehead or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:10 - Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
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