5074. tetrapous

Lexicon

tetrapous: Four-footed, quadruped

Original Word: τετράπους
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: tetrapous
Pronunciation: te-TRA-pous
Phonetic Spelling: (tet-rap'-ooce)
Definition: Four-footed, quadruped
Meaning: four-footed.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

four-footed animal

From tessares and pous; a quadruped -- fourfooted beast.

see GREEK tessares

see GREEK pous

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from tessares and pous
Definition
four-footed
NASB Translation
four-footed animals (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5074: τετράπους

τετράπους, τετράπουν, genitive τετράποδος (from τέτρα, which see, and πούς a foot), from Herodotus and Thucydides down, four-footed: neuter plural namely, beasts, Acts 10:12; Acts 11:6; Romans 1:23. (The Sept. for בְּהֵמָה.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the Greek words τέσσαρες (tessares), meaning "four," and πούς (pous), meaning "foot."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of four-footed animals is also present in the Hebrew Bible, though not directly linked to a single Hebrew word equivalent to τετράπους. However, related Hebrew terms include:
• חַיָּה (chayyah, Strong's H2416), meaning "living thing" or "animal," often used to describe beasts of the field.
• בְּהֵמָה (behemah, Strong's H929), meaning "beast" or "cattle," which can refer to four-footed animals in general.

These Hebrew terms are used in various Old Testament passages to describe animals, both in the context of creation and in discussions of clean and unclean animals according to Mosaic Law.

Usage: The word τετράπους is used in the New Testament to describe animals that walk on four legs. It appears in contexts discussing various types of creatures, often in relation to dietary laws or idolatry.

Context: The Greek term τετράπους is found in the New Testament, specifically in the context of discussions about animals and dietary practices. In Acts 10:12, the term is used in the vision of Peter, where a sheet is lowered from heaven containing all kinds of four-footed animals, reptiles, and birds. This vision is significant as it symbolizes the breaking down of Jewish dietary laws and the opening of the Gospel to the Gentiles. The passage reads: "In it were all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air." (Acts 10:12, BSB)

Additionally, in Romans 1:23, τετράπους is used to describe the idolatrous practices of exchanging the glory of God for images resembling mortal man and animals. The verse states: "and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles." (Romans 1:23, BSB) This highlights the folly of idolatry and the degradation of worship when directed away from the Creator.

The use of τετράπους in these contexts underscores the biblical theme of distinguishing between the Creator and the created, emphasizing the importance of worshiping God alone and recognizing His authority over all creation.

Forms and Transliterations

τετραποδα τετράποδα τετράποδι τετραποδων τετραπόδων τετράποσι τετράποσιν τετράπουν tetrapoda tetrápoda tetrapodon tetrapodōn tetrapódon tetrapódōn

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 10:12 Adj-NNP
GRK: πάντα τὰ τετράποδα καὶ ἑρπετὰ
NAS: and there were in it all [kinds of] four-footed animals and crawling creatures
KJV: all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth,
INT: all the quadrupeds and creeping things

Acts 11:6 Adj-ANP
GRK: εἶδον τὰ τετράποδα τῆς γῆς
NAS: it I saw the four-footed animals of the earth
KJV: saw fourfooted beasts of the earth,
INT: saw the quadrupeds of the earth

Romans 1:23 Adj-GNP
GRK: πετεινῶν καὶ τετραπόδων καὶ ἑρπετῶν
NAS: and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.
KJV: and fourfooted beasts, and
INT: of birds and quadrapeds and creeping things

Strong's Greek 5074
3 Occurrences

τετράποδα — 2 Occ.
τετραπόδων — 1 Occ.