2062. herpeton
Strong's 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.

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in the Old Testament is רֶמֶשׂ (remes), which also refers to creeping or crawling creatures (e.g., Genesis 1:24).

Usage: The term "herpeton" is used in the New Testament to refer to creatures that move by crawling or creeping. It encompasses a variety of animals, including reptiles and other similar creatures. The word is often used to describe animals that are considered lower or less esteemed in the hierarchy of creation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, creeping things were often associated with the earth and were sometimes viewed with a mixture of fear and reverence. In Jewish dietary laws, many creeping things were considered unclean (Leviticus 11:29-31). The cultural perception of these creatures often reflected their physical characteristics and behaviors, which were seen as emblematic of certain spiritual or moral qualities.

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.)

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

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
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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.

















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