Théatron — G2302
G2302 · Greek — θέατρον
Pronunciation: theh'-at-ron
Definition
neuter noun
a place for public show ("theatre"), i.e. general audience-room; by implication, a show itself (figuratively)
- a theatre, a place in which games and dramatic spectacles are exhibited, and public assemblies held (for the Greeks used the theatre also as a forum)
- equivalent to θεά and θέαμα, a public show , and hence, metaphorically, a man who is exhibited to be gazed at and made sport of
Usually translated as
spectacle, theatre
Occurrences
Théatron occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Corinthians (1)
- 1 Corinthians 4:9 — For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle (θέατρον) unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
Strong's Lexicon — T