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Lexicon :: Strong's G2340 - thēreuō

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θηρεύω
Transliteration
thēreuō (Key)
Pronunciation
thay-ryoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

θηρεύω thēreúō, thay-ryoo'-o; from G2339; to hunt (an animal), i.e. (figuratively) to carp at:—catch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2340 in the following manner: catch (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2340 in the following manner: catch (1x).

  1. to go a hunting, to hunt, to catch in hunting

  2. metaph. to lay wait for, strive to ensnare, catch artfully

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θηρεύω thēreúō, thay-ryoo'-o; from G2339; to hunt (an animal), i.e. (figuratively) to carp at:—catch.
STRONGS G2340:
θηρεύω: 1 aorist infinitive θηρεῦσαι; (from θήρα, as ἀγρεύω from ἄγρα [cf. Schmidt, chapter 72, 3]); from Homer down; to go a hunting, to hunt, to catch in hunting; metaphorically, to lay wait for, strive to ensnare; to catch artfully: τὶ ἐκ στόματός τινος, Luke 11:54.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
11:54

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Strong's Number G2340 matches the Greek θηρεύω (thēreuō),
which occurs 17 times in 15 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:3 - Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:5 - And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33 - And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:13 - And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:7 - The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:39 - Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:3 - For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:21 - They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:7 - Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 - Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:16 - Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:41 - How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:52 - Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:18 - They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
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