θέατρονthéatron
a place for public show ("theatre"), i.e. general audience-room; by implication, a show itself (figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G2302
Meanings
1. a theatre (used also as a place of assembly): Acts 19:29, Acts 19:31.
2. Collective for οἱ θεαταί, the spectators.
3. = θέα, θέαμα, a spectacle, show: metaphorically, 1 Corinthians 4:9.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Acts 19:29 Soon the whole city was filled with confusion. Everyone rushed to the amphitheater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, who were Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
- Acts 19:31 Some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, also sent a message to him, begging him not to risk his life by entering the amphitheater.
- 1 Corinthians 4:9 Instead, I sometimes think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor’s parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world—to people and angels alike.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.