Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NKJV

NKJV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G2342 - thērion

Choose a new font size and typeface
θηρίον
Transliteration
thērion (Key)
Pronunciation
thay-ree'-on
Listen
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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:13 - And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:6 - “When I observed it intently and considered, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:4 - So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:5 - But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:12

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:20 - (For they could not endure what was commanded: “And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned[fn] or shot with an arrow.”[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:7 - For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:8 - So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:7 - When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:1 - Then I[fn] stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns,[fn] and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:2 - Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:3 - And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:4 - So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:11 - Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:12 - And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:14 - And he deceives those[fn] who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:15 - He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:17 - and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or[fn] the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:18 - Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:9 - Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand,

Tools

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 or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:2 - And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark[fn] and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:2 - So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image.

Tools

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 became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:13 - And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:3 - So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:7

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:8 - “The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:11 - “The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:12 - “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:13 - “These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:16 - “And the ten horns which you saw on[fn] the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:17 - “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - And he cried mightily[fn] with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:19 - And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:20 - Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:4 - And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a[fn] thousand years.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:10 - The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where[fn] the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NKJV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NKJV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan