Theatron θέατρον
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| θέατρον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | theatron |
| Strong's number | G2302 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | theatre |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (2) |
Theatron (Greek θέατρον, Strong's G2302) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “theatre”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
θέατρον, -ον, τό
(θεάομαι),
1. a theatre (used also as a place of assembly): Act.19:29, 31.
2. Collective for οἱ θεαταί, the spectators.
3. = θέα, θέαμα, a spectacle, show: metaphorically, 1Co.4:9.†
(AS)
(θεάομαι),
1. a theatre (used also as a place of assembly): Act.19:29, 31.
2. Collective for οἱ θεαταί, the spectators.
3. = θέα, θέαμα, a spectacle, show: metaphorically, 1Co.4:9.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | theatre (2), spectacle (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | theatre (1), spectacle (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Theatron, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 19:29And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
- Acts 19:31And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 4:9For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).