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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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
11:54

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 - Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:5 - But Rebekah overheard what Isaac had said to his son Esau. So when Esau left to hunt for the wild game,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33 - Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, “Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:13 - “And if any native Israelite or foreigner living among you goes hunting and kills an animal or bird that is approved for eating, he must drain its blood and cover it with earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:7 - The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened.
Their own schemes will be their downfall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:39 - “Can you stalk prey for a lioness
and satisfy the young lions’ appetites

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:3 - They have set an ambush for me.
Fierce enemies are out there waiting, LORD,
though I have not sinned or offended them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:21 - They gang up against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:7 - We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap.
The trap is broken, and we are free!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:6 - So now a lion from the forest will attack them;
a wolf from the desert will pounce on them.
A leopard will lurk near their towns,
tearing apart any who dare to venture out.
For their rebellion is great,
and their sins are many.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:16 - “But now I am sending for many fishermen who will catch them,” says the LORD. “I am sending for hunters who will hunt them down in the mountains, hills, and caves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:41 - “How Babylon[fn] is fallen—
great Babylon, praised throughout the earth!
Now she has become an object of horror
among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:52 - My enemies, whom I have never harmed,
hunted me down like a bird.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:18 - We couldn’t go into the streets
without danger to our lives.
Our end was near; our days were numbered.
We were doomed!
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