Reptile
ἑρπετόνStrong’s G2062herpeton
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Herpeton is the Greek word usually translated “creeping things”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.”
Meaning
Usually translated “creeping things”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- creeping things 3
- of creeping things 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Romans 1
- James 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 11:6Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
- Romans 1:23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
- James 3:7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
Greek dictionary
ἑρπετόν herpeton · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reptile” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REP'TILE, adjective
[Latin reptilis, from repo, to creep, Gr. See Creep.]
- Creeping; moving on the belly, or with many small feet.
- Groveling; low; vulgar; as a reptile race or crew; reptile vices.
All definitions and other forms of “reptile”
REP'TILE, noun
- An animal that moves on its belly, or by means of small short legs, as earth-worms, caterpillars, snakes and the like.
- A groveling or very mean person; a term of contempt.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.