ΘΗΡΙΟ, θηριο
THĒRIO, thērio
Sounds Like: thay-REE-oh
Translations: beast, wild animal, wild beast, a beast, an animal
From the root: ΘΗΡΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a wild animal or a beast. It is often used to describe dangerous or untamed creatures, distinguishing them from domesticated animals. In some contexts, especially in apocalyptic literature, it can metaphorically refer to a powerful, destructive entity or ruler.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G2342 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΗΡΙΟΝ.
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.
- ΗΡΙΟΙΣ — wild beasts, animals, beasts
- ΘΕΡΙΑ — beasts, wild animals, animals
- ΘΗΡΙ — beast, a beast, wild animal, a wild animal, (of) beasts, (of) wild animals
- ΘΗΡΙΑ — beasts, wild animals, animals
- ΘΗΡΙΝ — beast, a beast, wild animal, a wild animal
- ΘΗΡΙΟΙΣ — to beasts, to wild animals, to animals, to creatures
- ΘΗΡΙΟΝ — beast, wild animal, a beast, a wild animal
- ΘΗΡΙΟΥ — of a wild beast, of a beast, of an animal, of a creature
- ΘΗΡΙΩ — to a wild animal, to a beast, for a wild animal, for a beast
- ΘΗΡΙΩΔΩΣ — savagely, fiercely, like a wild beast, brutally
- ΘΗΡΙΩΝ — of beasts, of wild animals, of animals
- ΤΗΡΙΟΥ — of a wild beast, of a beast, of an animal
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