Gloss
(wild) animal, (fiendish) beast, snake
Forms of the word
Dictionary
θηρίον, -ου, τό
Greek transliteration
thērion
Simplified transliteration
therion
Numbers
Strong's number
2342
GK Number
2563
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
46
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2c
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for θηρίον
| Revelation 17:3 | So he carried me away in the spirit into a wilderness, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast (thērion | θηρίον | acc sg neut) covered with blasphemous names. It had seven heads and ten horns. |
| Revelation 17:7 | Then the angel said to me, “Why are you astounded? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast (thēriou | θηρίου | gen sg neut) with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. |
| Revelation 17:8 | The beast (thērion | θηρίον | nom sg neut) that you saw was, and now is not, but is about to rise from the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, will be astounded when they see the beast (thērion | θηρίον | acc sg neut), because he was and is not, but is to come. |
| Revelation 17:11 | The beast (thērion | θηρίον | nom sg neut) that was, and now is not, is himself an eighth king, but also one of the seven, and is on his way to destruction. |
| Revelation 17:12 | And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who as yet have not received royal power, but will receive ruling authority as kings for one hour, along with the beast (thēriou | θηρίου | gen sg neut). |
| Revelation 17:13 | These are of one mind and will hand over their power and authority to the beast (thēriō | θηρίῳ | dat sg neut). |
| Revelation 17:16 | As for the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast (thērion | θηρίον | nom sg neut) will hate the prostitute and make her desolate and naked. They will devour her flesh and burn her up with fire, |
| Revelation 17:17 | for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by agreeing together to turn over their royal power to the beast (thēriō | θηρίῳ | dat sg neut), until the words of God are fulfilled. |
| Revelation 18:2 | And he called out with a powerful voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast (thēriou | θηρίου | gen sg neut). |
| Revelation 19:19 | Then I saw the beast (thērion | θηρίον | acc sg neut) and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered to make war against the one who rode the horse and against his army. |
| Revelation 19:20 | And the beast (thērion | θηρίον | nom sg neut) was captured, and with him the false prophet, who in his presence performed signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast (thēriou | θηρίου | gen sg neut) and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur. |
| Revelation 20:4 | And I saw thrones, and seated on them were those who had been given the authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast (thērion | θηρίον | acc sg neut) or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. |
| Revelation 20:10 | And the devil, the one who had deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where both the beast (thērion | θηρίον | nom sg neut) and the false prophet are. There they will suffer torment day and night forever and ever. |
