Strong's Greek Concordance

G2341: θηριομαχέω

thēriomachéō · “to fight beasts”

Definition

to be a beast-fighter (in the gladiatorial show), i.e. (figuratively) to encounter (furious men)

KJV translates it as: fight with wild beasts

Word origin: from a compound of G2342 (θηρίον) and G3164 (μάχομαι);

Extended definition

θηριομαχέω, -ῶ
(θηρίον, μάχομαι),
to fight with wild beasts (Diod., al.): 1Co.15:32.†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G2341 is translated

  • i fought wild beasts ×1

Bible verses with G2341 (thēriomachéō)

Thēriomachéō appears in 1 verse.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:32

    If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.