θέατρον

Dictionary

θέατρον, ου, τό

Greek transliteration

theatron

Simplified transliteration

theatron

Strong's number

2302

GK Number

2519

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-2c

Gloss

theatre, spectacle, theatrical play

Definition

a theater, a place where public games and spectacles are exhibited, Acts 19:29, 31; meton. a show, gazing-stock, 1 Cor. 4:9*

Acts 19:29	So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed with a single purpose into the theater (theatron \| θέατρον \| acc sg neut), dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, traveling-companions of Paul.
Acts 19:31	And also some of the Asiarchs, being friendly to him, sent to him and urged him not to commit himself to the theater (theatron \| θέατρον \| acc sg neut).
1 Corinthians 4:9	For it seems to me that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle (theatron \| θέατρον \| nom sg neut) to the world, both to angels and to men.

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