Word Study · Strong's G2062 · Greek
ἑρπετόν
herpeton
her-pet-on'
Strong's 1890 spelling: herpetón
“a reptile, i.e. (by Hebraism (compare )) a small animal”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a reptile, i.e. (by Hebraism (compare )) a small animal
Rendered in the KJV as
creeping thing, serpent.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἑρπετὰ2
- ἑρπετῶν1
- ἑρπετῶν.¶1
How it is rendered · 3
- creeping things2
- creeping things.1
- of creeping things1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural2
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural1
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- N-GPN · 2
- N-APN · 1
- N-NPN · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 10:12ἑρπετὰherpetanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluralIt contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.here: creeping things
- Acts 11:6ἑρπετὰherpetanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralI looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.here: creeping things