Strong G2062ἑρπετόν
reptile
- Transliteration
- herpeton
- Pronunciation
- her-pet-on'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Neuter of a derivative of ἕρπω herpō (to creep); a reptile that is (by Hebraism (compare [H7431]) a small animal: - creeping thing serpent.
Detailed definition
ἑρπετόν, -οῦ, τό
(ἕρπω, to crawl), [in LXX chiefly for רֶמֶשׂ, שֶׁרֶץ;]
a creeping thing, reptile: Act.10:12 11:6, Rom.1:23, Jas.3:7.†
(AS)
(ἕρπω, to crawl), [in LXX chiefly for רֶמֶשׂ, שֶׁרֶץ;]
a creeping thing, reptile: Act.10:12 11:6, Rom.1:23, Jas.3:7.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2062 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- thing3
- serpent1
First verses
- Acts 10:12Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
- Acts 11:6Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
- Romans 1:23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
- James 3:7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἑρπετόν,
Aeolic dialect perhaps ὄρπετον (which see), τό, (ἕρπω) beast or animal which goes on all fours, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.418; πᾶν ἑ. πληγῇ νέμεται 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 11; ἑρπετὰ ὅσσα τρέφει μέλαινα γαῖα 7th c.BC: Alcman Lyricus 60.3; ὄφις καὶ σαύρας καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα τῶν ἑρπετῶν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.183; τοῖς μὲν ἄλλοις ἑρπετοῖς πόδας ἔδωκεν.., ἀνθρώπῳ δὲ καὶ χεῖρας 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.4.11)]; ἑρπετά, opposed to πετεινά, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.140, compare 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 15.118, 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 4.1240: generally, ἑ. οὐδὲ γυνή 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Jovem” 13)]; πυκινώτατον ἑ., of a hound, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 106)]; of insects, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 13, 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “fragment” 74.46.)]
II creeping thing, reptile, especially snake, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 269, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 24.57; περὶ κιναδέων τε καὶ ἑ. 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 259; ἑρπετά τε καὶ δάκετα [πάντα] 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1069)]; of the monster Typhoeus, with a snake's body, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.25.)]
II.2 as adjective, creeping, κακὸν ἑ. πρᾶγμα [Refs 6th c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1060.7 (6th c.AD))]; τὰ ἑ. θηρία [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Philumenus Medicus “de Venenatis Animalibus” 10.1.)]
Aeolic dialect perhaps ὄρπετον (which see), τό, (ἕρπω) beast or animal which goes on all fours, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.418; πᾶν ἑ. πληγῇ νέμεται 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 11; ἑρπετὰ ὅσσα τρέφει μέλαινα γαῖα 7th c.BC: Alcman Lyricus 60.3; ὄφις καὶ σαύρας καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα τῶν ἑρπετῶν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.183; τοῖς μὲν ἄλλοις ἑρπετοῖς πόδας ἔδωκεν.., ἀνθρώπῳ δὲ καὶ χεῖρας 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.4.11)]; ἑρπετά, opposed to πετεινά, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.140, compare 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 15.118, 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 4.1240: generally, ἑ. οὐδὲ γυνή 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Jovem” 13)]; πυκινώτατον ἑ., of a hound, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 106)]; of insects, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 13, 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “fragment” 74.46.)]
II creeping thing, reptile, especially snake, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 269, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 24.57; περὶ κιναδέων τε καὶ ἑ. 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 259; ἑρπετά τε καὶ δάκετα [πάντα] 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1069)]; of the monster Typhoeus, with a snake's body, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.25.)]
II.2 as adjective, creeping, κακὸν ἑ. πρᾶγμα [Refs 6th c.AD+ (“POxy.” 1060.7 (6th c.AD))]; τὰ ἑ. θηρία [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Philumenus Medicus “de Venenatis Animalibus” 10.1.)]