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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2302. θέατρον (theatron) -- Theater, spectacle</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2302.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/19-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2302.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2302</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2301.htm" title="2301">◄</a> 2302. theatron <a href="../greek/2303.htm" title="2303">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">theatron: Theater, spectacle</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">θέατρον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>theatron<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>theh'-ah-tron<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(theh'-at-ron)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Theater, spectacle<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(a) a theatre, a semi-circular stone building, generally open to the sky, (b) a spectacle, show.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from θεάομαι (theaomai), meaning "to behold" or "to look upon."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "theatron," the concept of public assembly or spectacle can be related to Hebrew words like קָהָל (qahal, H6951) meaning "assembly" or "congregation."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "theatron" refers to a place where public spectacles, performances, or assemblies occur. It can also metaphorically describe a situation where someone is made a public spectacle or is put on display for others to observe.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Roman culture, theaters were central to public life, serving as venues for drama, music, and public discourse. They were often large, open-air structures that could accommodate thousands of spectators. The concept of being a "spectacle" was significant in a society that valued public entertainment and rhetorical display. Theaters were not only places of entertainment but also venues for political and social gatherings.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2302</b> <i>théatron</i> (the root of the English term, "theatre") – a theatre; a place for public <i>exhibition</i>; (figuratively) the <i>public display</i> of <i>putting someone</i> "<i>on exhibit</i>" to be mocked at as a <i>spectacle</i> (cf. 1 Cor 4:9). <a href="/greek/2300.htm">See 2300</a> (<i>theáomai</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2300.htm">theaomai</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a theater, a spectacle<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>spectacle (1), theater (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2302: θέατρον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">θέατρον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">θεατρου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">θεάομαι</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a theatre,</span> a place in which games and dramatic spectacles are exhibited, and public assemblies held (for the Greeks used the theatre also as a forum): <a href="/interlinear/acts/19-29.htm">Acts 19:29, 31</a>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> equivalent to <span class="greek2">θεά</span> and <span class="greek2">θέαμα</span>, <span class="accented">a public show</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Aeschines</span> dial. socr. 3, 20; <span class="abbreviation">Achilles Tatius</span> 1, 16, p. 55), and hence, metaphorically, <span class="accented">a man who is exhibited to be gazed at and made sport of</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4-9.htm">1 Corinthians 4:9</a> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">a spectacle</span>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>spectacle, theatre. <p>From <a href="/greek/2300.htm">theaomai</a>; a place for public show ("theatre"), i.e. General audience-room; by implication, a show itself (figuratively) -- spectacle, theatre. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2300.htm">theaomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>θεατρον θέατρον θεέ θεεβουλαθώθ θεείμ θεηλάθ theatron théatron<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/19-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 19:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὸ <b>θέατρον</b> συναρπάσαντες Γαῖον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with one accord <span class="itali">into the theater,</span> dragging along<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with one accord into <span class="itali">the theatre.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the <span class="itali">theatre</span> having seized with [them] Gaius<p><b><a href="/text/acts/19-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 19:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὸ <b>θέατρον</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him not to venture <span class="itali">into the theater.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> himself into <span class="itali">the theatre.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into the <span class="itali">theatre</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/4-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 4:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπιθανατίους ὅτι <b>θέατρον</b> ἐγενήθημεν τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> we have become <span class="itali">a spectacle</span> to the world,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> we are made <span class="itali">a spectacle</span> unto the world,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/4-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> appointed to death that <span class="itali">a spectacle</span> we became to the<p><b><a href="/greek/2302.htm">Strong's Greek 2302</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2302.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/theatron_2302.htm">θέατρον — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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