Dictionary entry

ἑρπετόν

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἑρπετόν, -οῦ, τό

(< ἕρπω, to crawl), [in LXX chiefly for רֶמֶשׂ, שֶׁרֶץ;]

a creeping thing, reptile: Ac 10:1211:6, Ro 1:23, Ja 3:7.†