θηριομαχέω thēriomachéō

Meaning

to be a beast-fighter (in the gladiatorial show), i.e. (figuratively) to encounter (furious men)

In the King James Version: fight with wild beasts

Derivation: from a compound of G2342 (θηρίον) and G3164 (μάχομαι);

Where it is used

• 1 Corinthians 15:32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”