G2341 Greek

θηριομαχέω

thēriomachéō
to be a beast-fighter (in the gladiatorial show), i.e. (figuratively) to encounter (furious men)

KJV Translations of G2341

fight with wild beasts

Word Origin & Derivation

from a compound of G2342 (θηρίον) and G3164 (μάχομαι);

G2342 θηρίον (thēríon)

a dangerous animal

G3164 μάχομαι (máchomai)

to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute

G2341 in the King James Bible

1 verse
1 Corinthians 15:32 ἐθηριομάχησα

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.