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Lexicon :: Strong's G2062 - herpeton

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ἑρπετόν
Transliteration
herpeton (Key)
Pronunciation
her-pet-on'
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Neuter of a derivative of herpo (to creep)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἑρπετόν herpetón, her-pet-on'; neuter of a derivative of ἕρπω hérpō (to creep); a reptile, i.e. (by Hebraism (compare H7431)) a small animal:—creeping thing, serpent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2062 in the following manner: creeping thing (3x), serpent (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2062 in the following manner: creeping thing (3x), serpent (1x).

  1. a creeping animal, reptile

    1. used chiefly of snakes

  2. an animal of any sort

    1. four-legged animals and birds

    2. marine animals

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἑρπετόν herpetón, her-pet-on'; neuter of a derivative of ἕρπω hérpō (to creep); a reptile, i.e. (by Hebraism (compare H7431)) a small animal:—creeping thing, serpent.
STRONGS G2062:
ἑρπετόν, -οῦ, τό, (from ἕρπω to creep, crawl, [Latin serpo; hence, serpent, and from same root, reptile; Vanicek, p. 1030f]), a creeping thing, reptile; by secular writings used chiefly of serpents; in Homer, Odyssey 4, 418; Xenophon, mem. 1, 4, 11 an animal of any sort; in biblical Greek opposed to quadrupeds and birds, Acts 10:12; Acts 11:6; Romans 1:23; and to marine animals also, James 3:7; on this last passage cf. Genesis 9:3. (Sept. for רֶמֶשׂ and שֶׁרֶץ.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
9:3
Acts
10:12; 11:6
Romans
1:23
James
3:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2062 matches the Greek ἑρπετόν (herpeton),
which occurs 40 times in 40 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:20 - And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:21 - So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:24 - And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:25 - God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:26 - Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[fn] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:28 - God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:30 - And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:7 - So the LORD said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:19 - You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:20 - Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:8 - Pairs of clean and unclean animals, of birds and of all creatures that move along the ground,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:14 - They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind, everything with wings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:21 - Every living thing that moved on land perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:23 - Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:1 - But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:17 - Bring out every kind of living creature that is with you—the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that move along the ground—so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number on it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:19 - All the animals and all the creatures that move along the ground and all the birds—everything that moves on land—came out of the ark, one kind after another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:3 - Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:20 - “ ‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:21 - There are, however, some flying insects that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:23 - But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:29 - “ ‘Of the animals that move along the ground, these are unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:31 - Of all those that move along the ground, these are unclean for you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean till evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:41 - “ ‘Every creature that moves along the ground is to be regarded as unclean; it is not to be eaten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:42 - You are not to eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:43 - Do not defile yourselves by any of these creatures. Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:44 - I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:25 - “ ‘You must therefore make a distinction between clean and unclean animals and between unclean and clean birds. Do not defile yourselves by any animal or bird or anything that moves along the ground—those that I have set apart as unclean for you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:5 - or if he touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:18 - or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:19 - All flying insects are unclean to you; do not eat them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:33 - He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:25 - There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:10 - wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:1 - Send lambs as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela, across the desert, to the mount of Daughter Zion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:20 - The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:12 - I will ruin her vines and her fig trees, which she said were her pay from her lovers; I will make them a thicket, and wild animals will devour them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:18 - In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the creatures that move along the ground. Bow and sword and battle I will abolish from the land, so that all may lie down in safety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:3 - Because of this the land dries up, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea are swept away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:14 - You have made people like the fish in the sea, like the sea creatures that have no ruler.
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