ΘΗΡΕΥΩ, θηρευω
THĒREUŌ, thēreuō
Sounds Like: thay-REH-oo-oh
Translations: to hunt, to catch, to ensnare, to trap
From the root: ΘΗΡΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to hunt, to catch, or to ensnare, often referring to the pursuit and capture of wild animals. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the act of trapping or catching someone in a snare, often with deceit or cunning. It implies an active pursuit with the intent to capture.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2339 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΗΡΕΥΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΘΗΡΕΥΘΗ — was hunted, was caught, was ensnared
- ἘΘΗΡΕΥΣΑΜΕΝ — we hunted, we caught, we ensnared
- ἘΘΗΡΕΥΣΑΝ — they hunted, they caught, they trapped, they ensnared
- ΕΘΗΡΕΥΘΗ — was hunted, was caught, was trapped, was ensnared
- ΕΘΗΡΕΥΣΑΝ — they hunted, they caught, they trapped
- ΘΗΡΕΥ — to hunt, to catch, to ensnare, to trap
- ΘΗΡΕΥΕΙ — he hunts, she hunts, it hunts, he catches, she catches, it catches
- ΘΗΡΕΥΕΣΘΑΙ — to be hunted, to be caught, to be ensnared
- ΘΗΡΕΥΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will be hunted, they will be caught, they will be ensnared
- ΘΗΡΕΥΜΑΤΑ — prey, game, things hunted, catch
- ΘΗΡΕΥΟΜΕΝΑ — being hunted, being caught, being snared, hunted, caught, snared
- ΘΗΡΕΥΟΜΕΝΟΙ — being hunted, being caught, being ensnared, hunted, caught, ensnared
- ΘΗΡΕΥΟΝΤΕΣ — hunting, trapping, catching, pursuing, those who are hunting
- ΘΗΡΕΥΟΝΤΩΝ — of those hunting, of hunters, of trappers, of those catching, of those snaring
- ΘΗΡΕΥΟΥΣΙ — they hunt, they catch, they ensnare, they trap
- ΘΗΡΕΥΣΑΙ — to hunt, to catch, to trap, to ensnare
- ΘΗΡΕΥΣΑΙΣΑΝ — having hunted, having caught, having trapped, the one having hunted, the one having caught, the one having trapped
- ΘΗΡΕΥΣΑΣ — having hunted, having caught, having trapped
- ΘΗΡΕΥΣΕΙ — will hunt, will catch, will ensnare, will trap
- ΘΗΡΕΥΣΕΙΣ — you will hunt, you will catch, you will ensnare, you will trap
- ΘΗΡΕΥΣΗ — hunts, catches, traps, ensnares
- ΘΗΡΕΥΣΟΝ — hunt, catch, trap
- ΘΗΡΕΥΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will hunt, they will catch, they will ensnare, they will trap
- ΘΗΡΩΜΕΝΟΝ — hunting, being hunted, trapping, ensnaring, a hunting thing, that which is hunted
- ΘΗΡΩΜΕΝΟΣ — being hunted, being caught, being ensnared, being trapped
- ΘΗΡΩΜΕΝΟΥ — (of) hunting, (of) seeking, (of) pursuing, (of) catching, (of) trapping, (of) one hunting, (of) one seeking, (of) one pursuing, (of) one catching, (of) one trapping
- ΘΗΡΩΜΕΝΟΥΣ — hunting, seeking, pursuing, trapping, snaring, of those hunting, of those seeking
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