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Strong's G5074 τετράπους (tetrapous)

Tetrapous means “fourfooted beast” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5074 — nadad (“depart”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5074
Language Greek
Linked Usages 25
Books 11

Strong's G5074 Quick Answer

Strong's G5074 τετράπους (tetrapous) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. tetrapous (tet-rap'-ous) adj. 1. a quadruped [from G5064 and G4228] It has 25 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include fourfooted. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
tetrapous (tet-rap'-ous) adj. 1. a quadruped [from G5064 and G4228]
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
fourfooted

Meaning and Definition

tetrapous (tet-rap'-ous) adj. 1. a quadruped [from G5064 and G4228] KJV: fourfooted beast Root(s): G5064, G4228

Original Word
τετράπους
Transliteration
tetrapous
Derivation
Root: πούς R1: 5064 R2: 4228
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5074. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

four-footed

Usage: τετρά-πους, -ουν [in LXX chiefly for בְּהֵמָה ;] four-footed: of beasts, neut. pl., Act.10:12 11:6, Rom.1:23.† (AS)

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How Strong's G5074 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tetrapous, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

fourfooted Acts 10:12

How Strong's G5074 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5074 (τετράπους) appears 25 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5074 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5074 in the New Testament

3 indexed usages in New Testament.

Acts 10:12 KJV

Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

Acts 11:6 KJV

Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

Romans 1:23 KJV

And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

Strong's G5074 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 1:24 Septuagint / Brenton

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind, quadrupeds and reptiles and wild beasts of the earth according to their kind, and it was so.

Genesis 34:23 Septuagint / Brenton

And shall not their cattle and their herds, and their possessions, be ours? only in this let us conform to them, and they will dwell with us.

Exodus 8:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch forth thy rod with thy hand and smite the dust of the earth; and there shall be lice both upon man, and upon quadrupeds, and in all the land of Egypt.

Strong's G5074 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 10:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And he commanded the workmen to build the walls and the Mount Zion round about with square stones for fortification; and they did so.

4 Maccabees 1:34 Septuagint / Brenton

Hence it is, then, that when lusting after water animals and birds, and four-footed beasts, and all kinds of food which are forbidden us by the law, we withhold ourselves through the mastery of reasoning.

Baruch 3:32 Septuagint / Brenton

But he that knoweth all things knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore hath filled it with four-footed beasts:

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5074.

Genesis 1:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind, quadrupeds and reptiles and wild beasts of the earth according to their kind, and it was so.
Genesis 34:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And shall not their cattle and their herds, and their possessions, be ours? only in this let us conform to them, and they will dwell with us.
Exodus 8:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Stretch forth thy rod with thy hand and smite the dust of the earth; and there shall be lice both upon man, and upon quadrupeds, and in all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 8:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Aaron stretched out his rod with his hand, and smote the dust of the earth; and the lice were on men and on quadrupeds, and in all the dust of the earth there were lice.
Exodus 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the charmers also did so with their sorceries, to bring forth the louse, and they could not. And the lice were both on the men and on the quadrupeds.
Exodus 9:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let it become dust over all the land of Egypt, and there shall be upon men and upon beasts sore blains breaking forth both on men and on beasts, in all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 9:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So he took of the ashes of the furnace before Pharaoh, and Moses scattered it toward heaven, and it became sore blains breaking forth both on men and on beasts.
Leviticus 7:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatsoever soul shall touch any unclean thing, either of the uncleanness of a man, or of unclean quadrupeds, or any unclean abominable thing, and shall eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering, which is the Lord’s, that soul shall perish from his people.
Leviticus 18:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Neither shalt thou lie with any quadruped for copulation, to be polluted with it: neither shall a woman present herself before any quadruped to have connection with it; for it is an abomination.
Leviticus 20:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whosoever shall lie with a beast, let him die the death; and ye shall kill the beast.
Leviticus 27:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if he should redeem an unclean beast, according to its valuation, then he shall add the fifth part to it, and it shall be his; and if he redeem it not, it shall be sold according to its valuation.
Numbers 35:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the cities shall be for them to dwell in, and their enclosures shall be for their cattle and all their beasts.
Job 12:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But ask now the beasts, if they may speak to thee; And the birds of the air, if they may declare to thee.
Job 18:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For wherefore have we been silent before thee like brutes?
Job 35:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who makes me to differ from the four-footed beasts of the earth, And from the birds of the sky?
Job 40:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he has gone up to a steep mountain, He causes joy to the quadrupeds in the deep.
Job 41:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he turns, he is a terror to the four-footed wild beasts Which leap upon the earth.
Isaiah 30:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The vision of the quadrupeds in the desert. In affliction and distress, where are the lion and lion’s whelp, thence come also asps, and the young of flying asps, there shall they be who bore their wealth on asses and camels to a nation which shall not profit them.
Isaiah 40:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Lebanon is not enough to burn, nor all beasts enough for a whole burnt offering:
Acts 10:12 New Testament, KJV
Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
Acts 11:6 New Testament, KJV
Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
Romans 1:23 New Testament, KJV
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
1 Maccabees 10:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he commanded the workmen to build the walls and the Mount Zion round about with square stones for fortification; and they did so.
4 Maccabees 1:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Hence it is, then, that when lusting after water animals and birds, and four-footed beasts, and all kinds of food which are forbidden us by the law, we withhold ourselves through the mastery of reasoning.
Baruch 3:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But he that knoweth all things knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore hath filled it with four-footed beasts:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5074, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5074 FAQ

What does tetrapous (τετράπους) mean?

Tetrapous (Strong's G5074) is a Greek word most simply glossed "fourfooted beast". tetrapous (tet-rap'-ous) adj. 1. a quadruped [from G5064 and G4228]

How many times is tetrapous (τετράπους) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's G5074 across 11 books.

Where can I study tetrapous (τετράπους) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5074 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate tetrapous (τετράπους)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fourfooted. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5074 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 19 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5074, with linked reader references where each row is available.