Herpetón — G2062
G2062 · Greek — ἑρπετόν
Pronunciation: her-pet-on'
Definition
neuter noun
a reptile, i.e. (by Hebraism (compare
- in Biblical Greek opposed to quadrupeds and birds
Usually translated as
creeping thing, serpent
Origin
neuter of a derivative of hérpō (to creep)
Hebrew equivalents
Occurrences
Herpetón occurs 4 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (2), Romans (1), James (1)
- Acts 10:12 — Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things (ἑρπετὰ), and fowls of the air.
- Acts 11:6 — Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things (ἑρπετὰ), and fowls of the air.
- Romans 1:23 — And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things (ἑρπετῶν).
- James 3:7 — For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents (ἑρπετῶν), and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
Strong's Lexicon — H