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Lexicon

θηριομαχέω

thēriomacheōto fight beastsHow to read Greek
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Definition

θηριομαχέω, -ῶ

(θηρίον, μάχομαι),

to fight with wild beasts (Diod., al.): 1 Corinthians 15:32.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:32ἐθηριομάχησα · I fought wild beasts
    If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”