noun · neuter
theatrem
Greekθέατρον (theatron)
Strong’sG2302
a theatre, spectacle
stem theatr-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* θέατρον, -ον, τό
(< θεάομαι),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2302 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtheh'-at-ron
a place for public show ("theatre"), i.e. general audience-room; by implication, a show itself (figuratively)
Fromfrom G2300;
King Jamesspectacle, theatre.
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 | theatrem1×θέατρον | theatreim |
| of, belonging to genitive | theatreu | theatreiu |
| to, for dative | theatre | theatrei |
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
theatre 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
theatrem“spectacle”subject or objectdirect singular1×
1 Corinthians 4:9“spectacle”dokamō gar, tos theos nin toin apostoloin eschatoin apodeiknuata hōs epithanatioin, hoti theatrem ginina to kosmo kai angeloi kai anthrōpoi.For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
theatrem2×
Acts 19:29“theater”kai pimplēita tas politas tau sunchusiau, hormala tē homothumadōs eis tem theatrem sunarpazaratois Gaion kai Aristarchon Makedōnoin, sunekdēmoin Paulou.Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
Acts 19:31“theater”tinois de kai toiu Asiarchoiu, arōtois auto filois, pemparatois pros auton parakalale mē dōara heauton eis tem theatrem.Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.