2302. theatron
Strong's Lexicon
theatron: Theater, spectacle

Original Word: θέατρον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: theatron
Pronunciation: theh'-ah-tron
Phonetic Spelling: (theh'-at-ron)
Definition: Theater, spectacle
Meaning: (a) a theatre, a semi-circular stone building, generally open to the sky, (b) a spectacle, show.

Word Origin: Derived from θεάομαι (theaomai), meaning "to behold" or "to look upon."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "theatron," the concept of public assembly or spectacle can be related to Hebrew words like קָהָל (qahal, H6951) meaning "assembly" or "congregation."

Usage: In the New Testament, "theatron" refers to a place where public spectacles, performances, or assemblies occur. It can also metaphorically describe a situation where someone is made a public spectacle or is put on display for others to observe.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek and Roman culture, theaters were central to public life, serving as venues for drama, music, and public discourse. They were often large, open-air structures that could accommodate thousands of spectators. The concept of being a "spectacle" was significant in a society that valued public entertainment and rhetorical display. Theaters were not only places of entertainment but also venues for political and social gatherings.

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Cognate: 2302 théatron (the root of the English term, "theatre") – a theatre; a place for public exhibition; (figuratively) the public display of putting someone "on exhibit" to be mocked at as a spectacle (cf. 1 Cor 4:9). See 2300 (theáomai).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from theaomai
Definition
a theater, a spectacle
NASB Translation
spectacle (1), theater (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2302: θέατρον

θέατρον, θεατρου, τό (θεάομαι);

1. a theatre, a place in which games and dramatic spectacles are exhibited, and public assemblies held (for the Greeks used the theatre also as a forum): Acts 19:29, 31.

2. equivalent to θεά and θέαμα, a public show (Aeschines dial. socr. 3, 20; Achilles Tatius 1, 16, p. 55), and hence, metaphorically, a man who is exhibited to be gazed at and made sport of: 1 Corinthians 4:9 (A. V. a spectacle).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
spectacle, theatre.

From theaomai; a place for public show ("theatre"), i.e. General audience-room; by implication, a show itself (figuratively) -- spectacle, theatre.

see GREEK theaomai

Forms and Transliterations
θεατρον θέατρον θεέ θεεβουλαθώθ θεείμ θεηλάθ theatron théatron
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 19:29 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ θέατρον συναρπάσαντες Γαῖον
NAS: with one accord into the theater, dragging along
KJV: with one accord into the theatre.
INT: to the theatre having seized with [them] Gaius

Acts 19:31 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ θέατρον
NAS: him not to venture into the theater.
KJV: himself into the theatre.
INT: into the theatre

1 Corinthians 4:9 N-NNS
GRK: ἐπιθανατίους ὅτι θέατρον ἐγενήθημεν τῷ
NAS: we have become a spectacle to the world,
KJV: we are made a spectacle unto the world,
INT: appointed to death that a spectacle we became to the

Strong's Greek 2302
3 Occurrences


θέατρον — 3 Occ.

















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