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4. τὸ θηρίον, the beast. There is nothing in the Greek to represent ‘venomous’ (as given in the A.V.), though it was because the inhabitants knew that such was its character that they were so astonished at what happened.
But θηρίον must have been very frequently applied to venomous creatures; for ἡ θηριακή (its derivative) is the name for an antidote against poisonous bites.
ἡ δίκη ζῇν οὐκ εἴασεν, Justice suffereth not to live, i.e. She is, as is her wont, finding out the wrongdoer.