Lexical Definition
θηρίον thēríon (thay-ree'-on) wild animal G:N-N
diminutive from the same as θήρα
(venomous, wild) beast.
- a dangerous animal
Abbott-Smith
θηρίον, -ου, τό (dimin. of θήρ), [in LXX chiefly for חַיָּה;]
a wild beast, beast: Mk 1:13, Ac 11:6 28:4, 5, Tit 1:12, He 12:20, Ja 3:7, Re 6:8; of Antichrist, Re 11:7, 13-20.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Mark | 1:13 |
| Acts | 11:6 · 28:4 · 28:5 |
| Titus | 1:12 |
| Hebrews | 12:20 |
| James | 3:7 |
| Revelation | 6:8 · 11:7 · 13:1 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
θηρίον, τό
(in form diminutive of θήρ), wild animal, especially of such as are hunted, μάλα γὰρ μέγα θηρίον ἦεν, of a stag, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in Trag. only in Satyric drama, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the spider's prey, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; frequently of elephants, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: plural, beasts, opposed to men, birds, and fishes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 generally, animal, [Refs]; of men, ἄνθρωπος πάντων θ. θεειδέστατον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the dog, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of fishes, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of eels, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of leeches, [Refs]; of other small creatures, [θηρίον ἢ θεός">Refs 5th c.BC+], either above or below the nature of man, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 beast, especially as hostile and odious to man, θηρία τε καὶ βοτά carnivora and graminivora, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; monster, creature, of sharks, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of Typhon, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Satyrs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ταυτὶ ποδαπὰ τὰ θ.; [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3.b poisonous animal, [NT+1st c.AD+]
__II in Medicine texts,= θηρίωμα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III as a term of reproach, beast, creature, ὦ δειλότατον σὺ θηρίον [Refs 6th c.BC+]; δυσνουθέτητον θ., of poverty, [θηρίον τίκτει 4th c.BC: Anaxilas Comicus 27, compare 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 132 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί δέ, εἰ αὐτοῦ τοῦ θηρίου ἠκούσατ; said by Aeschines of Demosthenes, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; θ. συνεστιώμενον, of woman, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IV Astron., the constellation [Refs 4th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.28.4