What does θηρεύω (thēreúō) mean in the Bible?
θηρεύω (thēreúō) is a Greek word meaning "to hunt/catch".
Greek · G2340
θηρεύω
To hunt/catch
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θηρεύω G2340
Pronunciation thēreúō
What does θηρεύω (thēreúō) mean in the Bible?
θηρεύω (thēreúō) is a Greek word meaning "to hunt/catch".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2340?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to catch (1).
Where does θηρεύω (thēreúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 11:54. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It to catch 1× Luke 11:54
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 11:54
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
θηρεῦσαί 1x thēreusai Luke 11:54
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Luke 11:54
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to hunt/catch
Strong's G2340
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to hunt/catch
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(θήρα), [in LXX for צוּד, etc. ;] to hunt, ensnare, catch: metaphorically, Luk.11:54.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 11:54 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
θηρεῦσαί qhreusai
I hunt, seek to catch
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Luke 11:54 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
θηρεύω is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain