noun · neuter
herpetem
Greekἑρπετόν (herpeton)
Strong’sG2062
a creeping creature, reptile
stem herpet-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἑρπετόν, -οῦ, τό
(< ἕρπω, to crawl), [in LXX chiefly for רֶמֶשׂ, שֶׁרֶץ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2062 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidher-pet-on'
a reptile, i.e. (by Hebraism (compare )) a small animal
Fromneuter of a derivative of ἕρπω (to creep);
King Jamescreeping thing, serpent.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | herpetem | herpeteim1×ἑρπετὰ |
| of, belonging to genitive | herpeteu | herpeteiu2×ἑρπετῶν |
| to, for dative | herpete | herpetei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
herpete is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
herpeteim“reptiles”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Acts 10:12“reptiles”en he huparchate panteim teim tetrapodeim kai herpeteim tau gēau kai peteineim tou ouranou.It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
herpeteiu“reptile”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Romans 1:23“reptiles”kai allassala tan doxan tou afthartou theou en homoiōme eikōnau fthartou anthrōpou kai peteineiu kai tetrapodeiu kai herpeteiu.and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
James 3:7“reptile”pantas gar fusias thēreiu tē kai peteineiu herpeteiu tē kai enalieiu damazitō kai damazitē ta fusia ta anthrōpina;All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
herpeteim1×
Acts 11:6“reptiles”eis han atenizaratos katanoame kai horama teim tetrapodeim tau gēau kai teim thēreim kai teim herpeteim kai teim peteineim tou ouranou;I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.