θέατρον
theatron
“theatre”
Definition
a place for public show ("theatre"), i.e. general audience-room; by implication, a show itself (figuratively)
from G2300 (θεάομαι);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
θέατρον appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
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