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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 BoxMar 1:13 - He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted [to do evil] by Satan; and He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered continually to Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:6 - and looking closely at it, I saw all kinds of the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the crawling creatures and the birds of the air [both clean and unclean according to the Law],

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:4 - When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, Justice [the avenging goddess] has not permitted him to live.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:5 - Then Paul [simply] shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:12 - One of them [Epimenides, a Cretan], a [fn]prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:20 - For they could not bear the command, “IF EVEN A WILD ANIMAL TOUCHES THE MOUNTAIN, IT WILL BE STONED [to death].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:7 - For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:8 - So I looked, and behold, an ashen (pale greenish gray) horse [like a corpse, representing death and pestilence]; and its rider’s name was Death; and Hades (the realm of the dead) was following with him. They were given authority and power over a fourth part of the earth, to kill with the sword and with famine and with [fn]plague (pestilence, disease) and by the wild beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:7 -

When they have finished their testimony and given their evidence, the beast that comes up out of the abyss (bottomless pit) will wage war with them, and overcome them and kill them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:1 -

And the [fn]dragon (Satan) stood on the sandy shore of the sea.

Then I saw a [vicious] beast coming up out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten royal [fn]crowns (diadems), and on his heads were blasphemous names.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:2 - And the beast that I saw resembled a [fn]leopard, but his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth was like that of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:3 - I saw one of his heads which seemed to have a fatal wound, but his fatal wound was healed; and the entire earth followed after the beast in amazement.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:4 - They fell down and worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; they also worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like (as great as) the beast, and who is able to wage war against him?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:11 -

Then I saw [fn]another beast rising up out of the earth; he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke like a dragon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:12 - He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence [when the two are together]. And he makes the earth and those who inhabit it worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:14 - And he deceives those [unconverted ones] who inhabit the earth [into believing him] because of the signs which he is given [by Satan] to perform in the presence of the [first] beast, telling those who inhabit the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded [fatally] by the sword and has come back to life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:15 - And he is given power to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast will even [appear to] speak, and cause those who do not bow down and worship the image of the beast to be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:17 - and that no one will be able to buy or sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:18 - Here is wisdom. Let the person who has enough insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the [imperfect] number of a man; [fn]and his number is [fn]six hundred and sixty-six.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:9 -

Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “Whoever worships the beast and his image and receives the mark [of the beast] on his forehead or on his hand,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:11 - “And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day and night—those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”

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Then I saw something like a sea or large expanse of glass mixed with fire, and those who were victorious over the beast and over his image and over the number corresponding to his name were standing on the sea or large expanse of glass, holding harps of God [worshiping Him].

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:2 -

So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and loathsome and malignant sores came on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

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Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness; and people gnawed their tongues because of the pain [of their excruciating anguish and severe torment],

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:13 - And I saw three loathsome spirits like frogs, leaping from the mouth of the dragon (Satan) and from the mouth of the beast (Antichrist, dictator) and from the mouth of the false prophet;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:3 - And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was [fn]entirely covered with blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:7 - But the angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:8 -

“The beast that you saw was [once], but [now] is not, and he is about to come up out of the abyss (the bottomless pit, the dwelling place of demons) and go to destruction (perdition). And the inhabitants of the earth, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, will be astonished when they see the beast, because he was and is not and is yet to come [to earth].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:11 - “And the beast that [once] was but is not, is himself also an eighth king and is one of the seven, and he goes to destruction (perdition).

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:12 - “The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but [together] they receive authority as kings for a single hour [for a common purpose] along with the beast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:13 - “These [kings] have one purpose [one mind, one common goal], and they give their power and authority to the beast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:16 - “And the ten horns which you saw, and the [fn]beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her desolate and naked [stripped of her power and influence], and will eat her flesh and completely consume her with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:17 - “For God has put it in their hearts to carry out His purpose by [fn]agreeing together to surrender their kingdom to the beast, until the [prophetic] words of God will be fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - And he shouted with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen [certainly to be destroyed] is [fn]Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a dungeon haunted by every unclean spirit, and a prison for every unclean and loathsome bird.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:19 -

Then I saw the beast and the kings and political leaders of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against Him who is mounted on the [white] horse and against His army.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:20 - And the beast (Antichrist) was seized and overpowered, and with him the false prophet who, in his presence, had performed [amazing] signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were hurled alive into the lake of fire which blazes with brimstone.

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And then I saw thrones, and sitting on them were those to whom judgment [that is, the authority to act as judges] was given. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had refused to worship the beast or his image, and had not accepted his mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:10 - And the devil who had deceived them was hurled into the lake of fire and burning brimstone (sulfur), where the beast (Antichrist) and false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night, forever and ever.
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