Home / Bible Lexicons / Greek Lexicon Bible Lexicons Old / New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary Entry for Strong's #2062 - ἑρπετόν Transliteration herpetón Phonetics her-pet-on' Word Origin neuter of a derivative of herpo (to creep) Parts of Speech Noun Neuter TDNT None Word Definition [ Thayer | Strong | Mounce ] Thayer's Definition

a creeping animal, reptile used chiefly of snakes an animal of any sort four-legged animals and birds marine animals Strong's Definition



Neuter of a derivative of ἕρπω herpō (to creep); a reptile, that is, (by Hebraism (compare [H7431]) a small animal: - creeping thing, serpent. Mounce's Definition



reptile Hebrew Equivalent Words: חַי (khah'ee) ; 3733 ‑ כַּר (kar) ; 7429 ‑ רָמַס (raw‑mas') ; 8318 ‑ שֶׁרֶץ (sheh'‑rets) ; Strong #: 2416 Frequency Lists [ Book | Word | Parsing ] Verse Results KJV (4) NAS (4) HCS (4) Acts 2 Romans 1 James 1 Acts 2 Romans 1 James 1 Acts 2 Romans 1 James 1 KJV (4) NAS (4) HCS (4) creeping thing 3 serpent 1 crawling creatures 3 reptiles 1 reptile 1 reptiles 3 BYZ TIS TR N-APN 1 N-GPN 2 N-NPN 1 N-APN 1 N-GPN 2 N-NPN 1 N-APN 1 N-GPN 2 N-NPN 1 NA WH N-APN 1 N-GPN 2 N-NPN 1 N-APN 1 N-GPN 2 N-NPN 1



Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions ἑρπετόν, Aeol. perh. ὄρπετον (q.v.), τό, (ἕρπω) I beast or animal which goes on all fours, Od. 4.418; πᾶν ἑ. πληγῇ νέμεται Heraclit. 11; ἑρπετὰ ὅσσα τρέφει μέλαινα γαῖα Alcm. 60.3; ὄφις καὶ σαύρας καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα τῶν ἑρπετῶν Hdt. 4.183; τοῖς μὲν ἄλλοις ἑρπετοῖς πόδας ἔδωκεν.., ἀνθρώπῳ δὲ καὶ χεῖρας X. Mem. 1.4.11; ἑρπετά, opp. πετεινά, Hdt. 1.140, cf. Theoc. 15.118, A.R. 4.1240: generally, ἑ. οὐδὲ γυνή Call. Jov. 13; πυκινώτατον ἑ., of a hound, Pi. Fr. 106; of insects, Semon. 13, Nic. Fr. 74.46. II 1. creeping thing, reptile, esp. snake, E. Andr. 269, Theoc. 24.57; περὶ κιναδέων τε καὶ ἑ. Democr. 259; ἑρπετά τε καὶ δάκετα [πάντα] Ar. Av. 1069; of the monster Typhoeus, with a snake's body, Pi. P. 1.25. 2. as Adj., creeping, κακὸν ἑ. πρᾶγμα POxy. 1060.7 (vi A. D.); τὰ ἑ. θηρία Philum. Ven. 10.1. Thayer's Expanded Definition ἑρπετόν, ἑρπετοῦ, τό (from ἕρπω to creep, crawl, (Latinserpo; hence, serpent, and from same root, reptile; Vanicek, p. 1030f)), a creeping thing, reptile; by secular writings used chiefly of serpents; in Homer, Odyssey 4, 418; Xenophon, mem. 1, 4, 11 an animal of any sort; in Biblical Greek opposed to quadrupeds and birds, Acts 10:12; Acts 11:6; Romans 1:23; and to marine animals also, James 3:7; on this last passage cf. Genesis 9:3. (the Sept. for רֶמֶשׂ and שֶׁרֶץ.)

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All rights rserved. Used by permission. Thayer's Expanded Greek Definition, Electronic Database.Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.All rights rserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament ἑρπετόν , -οῦ , τό (< ἕρπω , to crawl), [in LXX chiefly for H7431, H8318;] a creeping thing, reptile: Acts 10:12; Acts 11:6, Romans 1:23, James 3:7.†

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Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London. Vocabulary of the Greek NT In the vi/A.D. Gnostic amulet, P Oxy VII. 1060.7, we have the petition—ἀπάλλαξον τὸν οἶκον τοῦτον ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ ἑρπετοῦ <καὶ > πράγματος ταχὺ ταχύ, ";free this house with all speed from every evil reptile and thing."; See also Kaibel 1033.17 (iii/B.C.)— ἑρπέθ᾽ ἅμ᾽ αὐτῶι . . . . . . τὰ ] θεοὶ στυγέουσι βροτοί τε.

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Derivative Copyright © 2015 by The Vocabulary of the Greek New Testament.Copyright © 1914, 1929, 1930 by James Hope Moulton and George Milligan. Hodder and Stoughton, London.Derivative Copyright © 2015 by Allan Loder List of Word Forms έρπει ερπετα ερπετά ἑρπετὰ ερπετοίς ερπετόν ερπετού ερπετώ ερπετων ερπετών ἑρπετῶν έρποντα έρποντι ερπόντων ερπούσης έρπουσιν ερύθημα ηρυθροδανωμένα erpeta erpeton erpetōn herpeta herpetà herpeton herpetôn herpetōn herpetō̂n

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