Theatre
θέατρονStrong’s G2302theatron
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Theatron is the Greek word usually translated “theatre” and “spectacle”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.”
Meaning
Usually translated “theatre” and “spectacle”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- theatre 2
- a spectacle 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 19:31And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
- 1 Corinthians 4:9For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
Greek dictionary
θέατρον theatron · theatre
θέατρον, -ον, τό (θεάομαι), 1. a theatre (used also as a place of assembly): Act.19:29, 31. 2. Collective for οἱ θεαταί, the spectators. 3. = θέα, θέαμα, a spectacle, show: metaphorically, 1Co.4:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “theatre” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THE'ATRE, noun
[Latin theatrum; Gr. to see.]
- Among the ancients, an edifice in which spectacles or shows were exhibited for the amusement of spectators.
- In modern times, a house for the exhibition of dramatic performances, as tragedies, comedies and farces; a play-house; comprehending the stage, the pit, the boxes, galleries and orchester.
- Among the Italians, an assemblage of buildings, which by a happy disposition and elevation, represents an agreeable scene to the eye.
- A place rising by steps or gradations like the seats of a theater.
All definitions
- A place of action or exhibition; as the theater of the world.
- A building for the exhibition of scholastic exercises, as at Oxford, or for other exhibitions.
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.