adjective
tetrapodem
Greekτετράπους (tetrapous)
Strong’sG5074
four-footed
stem tetrapod-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τετρά-πους, -ουν
[in LXX chiefly for בְּהֵמָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5074 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | tetrapodos | tetrapodas | tetrapodem | tetrapodois | tetrapodais | tetrapodeim2×τετράποδα |
| object accusative | tetrapodon | tetrapodan | tetrapodoin | tetrapodain | ||
| direct address vocative | tetrapodor | tetrapodar | tetrapodoir | tetrapodair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | tetrapodou | tetrapodau | tetrapodeu | tetrapodoiu | tetrapodaiu | tetrapodeiu1×τετραπόδων |
| to, for dative | tetrapodo | tetrapoda | tetrapode | tetrapodoi | tetrapodai | tetrapodei |
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
tetrapod 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
tetrapodeim“four-footed animals”subject or objectdirect plural2×
Acts 10:12“four-footed animals”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.
Acts 11:6“four-footed animals”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.
tetrapodeiu“four-footed animals”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Romans 1:23“four-footed animals”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.