θηρίονthēríon

Meanings

Same root

• θήραthḗra · G2339hunting, i.e. (figuratively) destruction
• θηριομαχέωthēriomachéō · G2341to be a beast-fighter (in the gladiatorial show), i.e. (figuratively) to encounter (furious men)

Where it appears

Appears 46 times in the Bible.

• Mark 1:13 where he was tempted by Satan for forty days. He was out among the wild animals, and angels took care of him.
• Acts 11:6 When I looked inside the sheet, I saw all sorts of tame and wild animals, reptiles, and birds.
• Acts 28:4 The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, “A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live.”
• Acts 28:5 But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed.
• Titus 1:12 Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, “The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.”
• Hebrews 12:20 They staggered back under God’s command: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.”