ἑρπετόν herpeton · G2062
reptile
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἑρπετόν, ; Aeolic dialect perhaps ὄρπετον (which see), τό, (ἕρπω) beast or animal which goes on all fours, []; ἑρπετά, opposed to πετεινά, []; πυκινώτατον ἑ., of a hound, []; of insects, []; II creeping thing, reptile, especially snake, []; of the monster Typhoeus, with a snake's body, []; II.2 as adjective, creeping, κακὸν ἑ. πρᾶγμα []; τὰ ἑ. θηρία []
Where it's used 4 times
Acts 10:12 · Acts 11:6 · Romans 1:23 · James 3:7
Source: TBESG G2062; TFLSJ G2062
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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