Lexicon :: Strong's G2339 - thēra
θήρα
Transliteration
thēra
(Key)
Pronunciation
thay'-rah
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ther (a wild animal, as game)
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KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2339 in the following manner: trap (1x).
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a hunting of wild beasts to destroy them
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metaph. of preparing destruction for men
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θήρα thḗra, thay'-rah; from θήρ thḗr (a wild animal, as game); hunting, i.e. (figuratively)
destruction:—trap.
STRONGS G2339:
θήρα [Latin fera; perhaps from root to run, spring, prey, Vanicek, p. 415; cf. Curtius § 314], -ας, ἡ; from Homer down; a hunting of wild beasts to destroy them; hence, figuratively, of preparing destruction for men, [A. V. a trap],
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