Word Summary
theatrizō: to make a spectacle of
Original Word: θεατρίζωTransliteration: theatrizō
Phonetic Spelling: (theh-at-rid'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make a spectacle of
Meaning: to make a spectacle of
Strong's Concordance
to put to shame, expose publicly
From theatron; to expose as a spectacle -- make a gazing stock.
see GREEK theatron
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2301: θεατρίζωθεατρίζω: (
θέατρον, which see); properly,
to bring upon the stage; hence,
to set forth as a spectacle, expose to contempt; passive, present participle
θεατριζόμενος (
A. V. being made a gazing-stock),
Hebrews 10:33. (Several times also in ecclesiastical and Byzantine writings (cf.
Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word); but in the same sense
ἐκθεατρίζω in
Polybius 3, 91, 10; others; (cf.
Winers Grammar, 25 (24) note; also
Tdf. edition 7 Proleg., p. 59 ff).)