The meaning of “θηρίον”
Understanding thēríon reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
diminutive from the same as θήρα (venomous, wild) beast. - a dangerous animal
θηρίον
diminutive from the same as θήρα (venomous, wild) beast. - a dangerous animal
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark 1:13 | “And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.” Word: θηρίον (thēríon) | |
| Acts 28:4 | “And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.” Word: θηρίον (thēríon) | |
| Titus 1:12 | “One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.” Word: θηρίον (thēríon) | |
| Hebrews 12:20 | “(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:” Word: θηρίον (thēríon) | |
| James 3:7 | “For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:” Word: θηρίον (thēríon) |