theriomacheo describes fighting wild beasts in the conditional statement of 1 Corinthians 15:32.

The attested use refers to having fought wild beasts, stated conditionally in connection with what such an action would profit if the dead are not raised.

1. Fighting wild beasts · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 15:32, the first-person aorist active indicative form occurs in the conditional clause about having fought wild beasts in Ephesus; the APB renders the clause, "If according to a human I fought wild beasts in Ephesus."

   1 Corinthians 15:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 15:32, the APB presents the clause as "I fought wild beasts in Ephesus." This wording confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating every element of the Greek form.