[θηριομαχέω] from a compound of G2342 and G3164; to be a beast-fighter (in the gladiatorial show), i.e. (figuratively) to encounter (furious men)
Usages throughout the bible
1 Corinthians 15:32
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If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts G2341 at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.