# G2340 θηρεύω

θηρεύω (thēreúō), Strong’s G2340: to hunt (an animal), i.e. (figuratively) to carp at KJV: catch. Occurs 19 times.

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*thēreúō* — to hunt (an animal), i.e. (figuratively) to carp at

KJV: catch

Derived from [θήρα thḗra](https://besorah.bible/word/G2339) (hunting)

Occurs 19 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Luke 11:54](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/11?v=54) — lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.
- [Sirach 27:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/27?v=19) — As a bird which you have released out of your hand, so you have let your neighbor go, and you will not catch him again.