Strong's Greek #2062 - ἑρπετόν, οῦ, τό herpeton (a creeping thing)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance creeping thing, serpent. Neuter of a derivative of herpo (to creep); a reptile, i.e. (by Hebraism (compare remes)) a small animal -- creeping thing, serpent. see HEBREW remes Thayer's Greek LexiconStrong's 2062: ἑρπετόνἑρπετόν, ἑρπετοῦ, τό (from ἕρπω to creep, crawl, (Latinserpo; hence, serpent, and from same root, reptile; Vanicek, p. 1030f)), a creeping thing, reptile; by secular writings used chiefly of serpents; in Homer, Odyssey 4, 418; Xenophon, mem. 1, 4, 11 an animal of any sort; in Biblical Greek opposed to quadrupeds and birds, Acts 10:12; Acts 11:6; Romans 1:23; and to marine animals also, James 3:7; on this last passage cf. Genesis 9:3. (the Sept. for רֶמֶשׂ and שֶׁרֶץ.)Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Greek: 2062. ἑρπετόν (herpeton) — 4 OccurrencesActs 10:12 - N-NNP Acts 11:6 - N-ANP Romans 1:23 - N-GNP James 3:7 - N-GNP |