Dictionary entry

θήρα

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

θήρα, -ας, ἡ,

[in LXX for צַיִד, טֶרֶף, רֶשֶׁת, and cogn. forms;]

1. a hunting, chase (Hdt., Xen., al.).

2. prey, game (cl.).

3. As in Ps 34(35:8) = רֶשֶׁת, a net: Ro 11:9 (but v. Thayer, s.v.).†