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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: 2339. θήρα (théra) -- Hunting, prey, trap</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2339.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/19-16.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/2339.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> > 2339</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/2338.htm" title="2338">◄</a> 2339. théra <a href="../greek/2340.htm" title="2340">►</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">théra: Hunting, prey, trap</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">θήρα</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>théra<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>thay'-rah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(thay'-rah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Hunting, prey, trap<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>hunting, entrapping; prey, game; a net, means of capture.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb θηρεύω (thēreuō), meaning "to hunt" or "to catch."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H4685 (מָצוֹד, matzod) - meaning "net" or "snare."<p> - H6341 (פַּח, pach) - meaning "trap" or "snare."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "théra" is used metaphorically to describe a trap or snare, often in the context of spiritual or moral danger. It conveys the idea of being caught or ensnared by something deceptive or harmful.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, hunting was a common practice, both for sustenance and sport. The concept of hunting and trapping was well understood, and these activities were often used metaphorically in literature and speech to describe the act of capturing or ensnaring someone or something. In the biblical context, this metaphor extends to spiritual and moral realms, warning believers of the dangers of being caught in sin or false teachings.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from thér (a wild beast)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a hunting, prey<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>trap (1).<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 2339: θήρα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">θήρα</span></span> (Latin<span class="latin">fera</span>; perhaps from root to run, spring, prey, <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 415; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 314), <span class="greek2">θήρας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>; from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; <span class="accented">a hunting of wild beasts</span> to destroy them; hence, figuratively, of preparing destruction for men (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">a trap</span>), <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-9.htm">Romans 11:9</a>, on which cf. Fritzsche.<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>trap. <p>From ther (a wild animal, as game); hunting, i.e. (figuratively) destruction -- trap. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>θήρα θηραν θήραν θήρας θήρευμα θηρεύματα θηρευτάς θηρευτών theran thēran thḗran<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/romans/11-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ εἰς <b>θήραν</b> καὶ εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> A SNARE <span class="itali">AND A TRAP,</span> AND A STUMBLING BLOCK<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and for <span class="itali">a trap</span> and for<p><b><a href="/greek/2339.htm">Strong's Greek 2339</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2339.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/the_ran_2339.htm">θήραν — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2338.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2338"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2338" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2340.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2340"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2340" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>