Four-footed
τετράπουςStrong’s G5074tetrapous
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tetrapous is the Greek word usually translated “quadrupeds”. It appears in 3 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 “quadrupeds”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- quadrupeds 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Romans 1
2 books in all.
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.
Greek dictionary
τετράπους tetrapous · four-footed
τετρά-πους, -ουν [in LXX chiefly for בְּהֵמָה ;] four-footed: of beasts, neut. pl., Act.10:12 11:6, Rom.1:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fourfooted” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOURFOOTED, adjective
Quadruped; having four feet; as the horse and the ox.
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.