ἑρπετόνherpetón

a reptile, i.e. (by Hebraism (compare H07431)) a small animal

Greek (New Testament) · G2062

Meanings

a creeping thing, reptile: Acts 10:12, Acts 11:6, Romans 1:23, James 3:7.

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Acts 10:12 In the sheet were all sorts of animals, reptiles, and birds.
  • Acts 11:6 When I looked inside the sheet, I saw all sorts of tame and wild animals, reptiles, and birds.
  • Romans 1:23 And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.
  • James 3:7 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish,

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.