"to hunt, catch; met. to seize on, lay hold of, Lk. 11:54*"
Definition and meaning
to hunt, catch; met. to seize on, lay hold of, Lk. 11:54*
In the original Greek the word is written: θηρεύω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of thereuo (G2340) across the King James Bible.
Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
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Common questions
Strong's G2340 (thereuo) is a Greek word that means: to hunt, catch; met. to seize on, lay hold of, Lk. 11:54* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word thereuo (G2340) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2340 is thereuo, a Greek word defined as: to hunt, catch; met. to seize on, lay hold of, Lk. 11:54*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
thereuo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.