Herpeton ἑρπετόν

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Herpeton
ἑρπετόν
Transliterationherpeton
Strong's numberG2062
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glossreptile
Occurrences4 in 4 verses
Most frequent inActs (2)

Herpeton (Greek ἑρπετόν, Strong's G2062) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “reptile”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἑρπετόν, -οῦ, τό
(ἕρπω, to crawl), [in LXX chiefly for רֶמֶשׂ, שֶׁרֶץ ;]
a creeping thing, reptile: Act.10:12 11:6, Rom.1:23, Jas.3:7.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVthings (3), serpents (1)
BSBreptiles (4)

Verses

Every verse with Herpeton, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Acts

Romans

James

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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