What does θηριομαχέω (thēriomachéō) mean in the Bible?
θηριομαχέω (thēriomachéō) is a Greek word meaning "to fight beasts".
Greek · G2341
θηριομαχέω
To fight beasts
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θηριομαχέω G2341
Pronunciation thēriomachéō
What does θηριομαχέω (thēriomachéō) mean in the Bible?
θηριομαχέω (thēriomachéō) is a Greek word meaning "to fight beasts".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2341?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include I fought wild beasts (1).
Where does θηριομαχέω (thēriomachéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 15:32. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (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 I fought wild beasts 1× 1 Corinthians 15:32
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Usage map
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First aligned row 1 Corinthians 15:32
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἐθηριομάχησα 1x ethēriomachēsa 1 Corinthians 15:32
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 15:32
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to fight beasts
Source Gloss
to fight beasts
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(θηρίον, μάχομαι), to fight with wild beasts (Diod., al.): 1Co.15:32.
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.
1 Corinthians 15:32 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐθηριομάχησα eqhriomachsa
I fight with wild beasts
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.
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
indicative 1
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
θηριομαχέω is built from these roots:
θηρίον G2342
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