Strong's Lexicon
G2339
G2339 — θήρα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2339 |
|---|---|
| Word: | θήρα |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from ther (a wild animal, as game) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | thera |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | thay'-rah |
| Meaning: | 1. hunting 2. (figuratively) destruction |
| KJV Renderings: | trap |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
θήρα (Latinfera; perhaps from root to run, spring, prey, Vanicek, p. 415; cf. Curtius, § 314), θήρας, ἡ; from Homer down; a hunting of wild beasts to destroy them; hence, figuratively, of preparing destruction for men (A. V. a trap), Rom 11:9, on which cf. Fritzsche.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
θήρα (trap)
Romans 11:9
- KJV: And David saith Let their table be made a snare and a trap and a stumblingblock and a recompence unto them
- GK: και Δαβίδ λέγει γενηθήτω η τράπεζα αυτών εις παγίδα και εις θήραν και εις σκάνδαλον και εις ανταπόδομα αυτοίς