Strong’s G2341 · Greek
θηριομαχέω
thēriomachéō · thay-ree-om-akh-eh'-o
Origin from a compound of θηρίον (G2342) and μάχομαι (G3164);
Meaning to be a beast-fighter (in the gladiatorial show), i.e. (figuratively) to encounter (furious men)
In the King James Version fight with wild beasts.
In 1 verse of the King James Version
- 1 Corinthians 15:32If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.