2062. herpeton

Lexicon

herpeton: Creeping thing, reptile

Original Word: ἑρπετόν
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: herpeton
Pronunciation: her-peh-TON
Phonetic Spelling: (her-pet-on')
Definition: Creeping thing, reptile
Meaning: a creeping creature, reptile, especially a serpent.

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

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from herpó (to crawl)
Definition
a creeping thing
NASB Translation
crawling creatures (3), reptiles (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2062: ἑρπετόν

ἑρπετόν, 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.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἕρπω (herpō), meaning "to creep" or "to crawl."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 8318: שֶׁרֶץ (sherets) • Refers to swarming or creeping things, often used in the Old Testament to describe small creatures that move in large numbers or crawl on the ground.
• Strong's Hebrew 7431: רֶמֶשׂ (remes) • Refers to creeping things, typically used to describe animals that move close to the ground, including reptiles and insects.

These Hebrew terms, like ἑρπετόν, are used in the context of creation narratives and laws concerning clean and unclean animals, highlighting the breadth of life created by God and the distinctions made within the animal kingdom.

Usage: The term ἑρπετόν is used in the New Testament to refer to creatures that move close to the ground, typically reptiles or other creeping animals.

Context: The Greek word ἑρπετόν appears in the New Testament to describe creatures that crawl or creep along the ground. This term is often used in a broader sense to include various types of reptiles and creeping animals. In the context of the New Testament, ἑρπετόν is used to illustrate the diversity of God's creation and sometimes to highlight the distinction between clean and unclean animals according to Jewish dietary laws.

In the Berean Standard Bible, ἑρπετόν is found in passages such as Romans 1:23, where it is used to describe the idolatrous exchange of the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, animals, and reptiles: "and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles."

The use of ἑρπετόν in the New Testament reflects the cultural and religious understanding of the time, where reptiles and creeping creatures were often associated with impurity or idolatry. However, it also serves to remind readers of the comprehensive nature of God's creation, encompassing all living creatures, regardless of their form or function.

Forms and Transliterations

έρπει ερπετα ερπετά ἑρπετὰ ερπετοίς ερπετόν ερπετού ερπετώ ερπετων ερπετών ἑρπετῶν έρποντα έρποντι ερπόντων ερπούσης έρπουσιν ερύθημα ηρυθροδανωμένα erpeta erpeton erpetōn herpeta herpetà herpeton herpetôn herpetōn herpetō̂n

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 10:12 N-NNP
GRK: τετράποδα καὶ ἑρπετὰ τῆς γῆς
NAS: [kinds of] four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth
KJV: and creeping things, and
INT: quadrupeds and creeping things of the earth

Acts 11:6 N-ANP
GRK: καὶ τὰ ἑρπετὰ καὶ τὰ
NAS: and the wild beasts and the crawling creatures and the birds
KJV: and creeping things, and
INT: and the creeping things and the

Romans 1:23 N-GNP
GRK: τετραπόδων καὶ ἑρπετῶν
NAS: and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.
KJV: and creeping things.
INT: quadrapeds and creeping things

James 3:7 N-GNP
GRK: καὶ πετεινῶν ἑρπετῶν τε καὶ
NAS: and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea,
KJV: and of serpents, and
INT: and of birds of creeping things both and

Strong's Greek 2062
4 Occurrences

ἑρπετὰ — 2 Occ.
ἑρπετῶν — 2 Occ.