Strong's Greek · G2342

θηρίον

thēríon

(venomous, wild) beast

Definition

a dangerous animal

Derivation

diminutive from the same as G2339 (θήρα);

Appears 46 times in Scripture

Titus 1:12

As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Acts 28:4

When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

Revelation 17:11

The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.

Mark 1:13

and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.

Revelation 13:17

so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.

James 3:7

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,

Acts 11:6

I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.

Revelation 13:18

Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.

Hebrews 12:20

For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”

Acts 28:5

But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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