GreekG2340Verb
θηρεύω
thēreuō
“to hunt/catch”
1Occurrences
G2340Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to hunt (an animal), i.e. (figuratively) to carp at
from G2339 (θήρα);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to hunt, ensnare, catch: metaphorically.
LXX: for צוּד, etc.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
θηρεύω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Luke
1
Key Passages
Luke 11:54BSB
waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.