Strong G2340θηρεύω
to hunt/catch
- Transliteration
- thēreuō
- Pronunciation
- thay-ryoo'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G2339; to hunt (an animal) that is (figuratively) to carp at: - catch.
Detailed definition
θηρεύω
(θήρα), [in LXX for צוּד, etc.;]
to hunt, ensnare, catch: metaphorically, Luk.11:54.†
(AS)
(θήρα), [in LXX for צוּד, etc.;]
to hunt, ensnare, catch: metaphorically, Luk.11:54.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2340 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- catch1
First verses
- Luke 11:54Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
θηρ-εύω,
aorist 1 ἐθήρευσα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 290c)]: perfect τεθήρευκα [Refs ([prev. author] “Tht.” 200a)]:—middle, future -σομαι[Refs ([prev. author] “Sph.” 222a)]: aorist ἐθηρευσάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 51, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 197d:)] —passive, perfect τεθήρευμαι Lysipp.Comedy texts [Refs (7)]: aorist ἐθηρεύθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.102, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 493, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 221a: (compare θηράω))]:—hunt, θηρεύοντα while hunting, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.465, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.112)]; θηρεύειν διὰ κενῆς, of the motions of the hands of dying persons, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προγνωστικόν” 4.)]
2 decoy, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 614a13.)]
II with accusative, hunt after, chase, catch, ἀττελέβους [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.172)]; θηρία, ὄρνιθας ἀγρίας, μῦν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.2.7, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 197c, “PCair.Zen.” 300.7 (3rd c.BC))]; ὶχθῦς [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 603a7)]; [ἐλέφαντας] [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 54.11 (Adule, 3rd c.BC))]; of men, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.183; θ. ἀνθρώπους ἐπὶ θοίνην ἤ θυσίαν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1324b39, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.2.13)]; Τιτυὸν βέλος θήρευσε it hit, struck him, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.90)]:—middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 51, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 464d, “Euthd.” 290b)]:—passive, to be hunted, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.102)]; to be preyed upon, [Refs ([prev. work] 108)]; to be caught, πέδαις [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 493)]: metaphorically, to be captivated, Lysipp.Comedy texts [Refs (7.)]
II.2 metaphorically, hunt, seek after, κερδέων μέτρον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 11.47; γάμους 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 858; ἀρετάν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 568 (Lyric poetry); θ. νέους πλουσίους ὀρφανούς 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.170)]; ἡδονάς, ἐπιστήμην, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.16, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 200a, +others)]; [εὐδαιμονίαν] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1328b1)]; ὀνόματα, ῥήματα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 489b, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.9, compare 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 6.18; τὰς ἀρχὰς τῶν συλλογισμῶν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Priora” 46a11)]; θ. τὸν πλησίον, of an orator, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.5 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, +others)] —Trag. preferred θηράω, except where metre demanded θηρεύω.
aorist 1 ἐθήρευσα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 290c)]: perfect τεθήρευκα [Refs ([prev. author] “Tht.” 200a)]:—middle, future -σομαι[Refs ([prev. author] “Sph.” 222a)]: aorist ἐθηρευσάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 51, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 197d:)] —passive, perfect τεθήρευμαι Lysipp.Comedy texts [Refs (7)]: aorist ἐθηρεύθην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.102, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 493, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 221a: (compare θηράω))]:—hunt, θηρεύοντα while hunting, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 19.465, compare 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.112)]; θηρεύειν διὰ κενῆς, of the motions of the hands of dying persons, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “προγνωστικόν” 4.)]
2 decoy, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 614a13.)]
II with accusative, hunt after, chase, catch, ἀττελέβους [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.172)]; θηρία, ὄρνιθας ἀγρίας, μῦν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.2.7, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 197c, “PCair.Zen.” 300.7 (3rd c.BC))]; ὶχθῦς [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 603a7)]; [ἐλέφαντας] [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 54.11 (Adule, 3rd c.BC))]; of men, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.183; θ. ἀνθρώπους ἐπὶ θοίνην ἤ θυσίαν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1324b39, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.2.13)]; Τιτυὸν βέλος θήρευσε it hit, struck him, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.90)]:—middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 51, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 464d, “Euthd.” 290b)]:—passive, to be hunted, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.102)]; to be preyed upon, [Refs ([prev. work] 108)]; to be caught, πέδαις [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 493)]: metaphorically, to be captivated, Lysipp.Comedy texts [Refs (7.)]
II.2 metaphorically, hunt, seek after, κερδέων μέτρον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 11.47; γάμους 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 858; ἀρετάν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 568 (Lyric poetry); θ. νέους πλουσίους ὀρφανούς 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.170)]; ἡδονάς, ἐπιστήμην, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.16, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 200a, +others)]; [εὐδαιμονίαν] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1328b1)]; ὀνόματα, ῥήματα, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 489b, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.9, compare 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 6.18; τὰς ἀρχὰς τῶν συλλογισμῶν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Priora” 46a11)]; θ. τὸν πλησίον, of an orator, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.5 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, +others)] —Trag. preferred θηράω, except where metre demanded θηρεύω.