Thēriomachéō — G2341
G2341 · Greek — θηριομαχέω
Pronunciation: thay-ree-om-akh-eh'-o
Definition
verb
to be a beast-fighter (in the gladiatorial show), i.e. (figuratively) to encounter (furious men)
- others explain them tropically of a fierce contest with brutal and ferocious men (so θηριομάχειν in Ignatius ad Rom 5:1-21 [ET]
Usually translated as
fight with wild beasts
Origin
from a compound of G2342 and G3164
Occurrences
Thēriomachéō occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Corinthians (1)
- 1 Corinthians 15:32 — If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts (ἐθηριομάχησα) at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
Strong's Lexicon — T