Strong G4967σφαγή
slaughter
- Transliteration
- sphagē
- Pronunciation
- sfag-ay'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G4969; butchery (of animals for food or sacrifice or [figuratively] of men [destruction]): - slaughter.
Detailed definition
σφαγή, -ῆς, ἡ
(σφάζω), [in LXX for טָבַח, הֲרֵגָה, etc.;]
slaughter: Act.8:32 (LXX); πρόβατα σφαγῆς, Rom.8:36 (LXX); ἡμέρα σφαγῆς, Jas.5:5.†
(AS)
(σφάζω), [in LXX for טָבַח, הֲרֵגָה, etc.;]
slaughter: Act.8:32 (LXX); πρόβατα σφαγῆς, Rom.8:36 (LXX); ἡμέρα σφαγῆς, Jas.5:5.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4967 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- slaughter3
First verses
- Acts 8:32The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
- Romans 8:36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
- James 5:5Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
σφᾰγ-ή, ἡ,
slaughter; the singular is frequently in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus, as “Hec.” 571, 1037, +others; in _plural_, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 187, 450, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 37, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 522, +others)]; ἕστηκε.. μῆλα πρὸς σφαγὰς πυρός ready for the sacrificial fire, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1057)]; πολυθύτους τεύχειν σ. to offer many sacrifices, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 756)]: also in Prose, ὑπὸ σφαγῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 610b; θανάτους τε καὶ σφαγάς [prev. author] “Lg.” 682e; σφαγὰς ποιεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.4.2)]; σφαγὰς τῶν γνωρίμων ποιήσαντες[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 2.2.6, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.96, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.260; ἐν ταῖς πόλεσι σφαγὰς ἐμποιοῦντες 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.107.)]
2 with collateral sense of a wound, αἷμα τῶν ἐμῶν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 573, compare 717)]; ἐκφυσιῶν.. αἵματος σφαγήν the blood gushing from the wound, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1389)]; καθάρμοσον σφαγάς close the gaping wound, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 1228 (Lyric poetry); ἐσφάγη.. σφαγὴν βραχεῖαν 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 9.381a.)]
II the throat, the spot where the victim is struck (κοινὸν μέρος αὐχένος καὶ στήθους σφαγή [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 493b7), 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.69: _plural_, ἐν σφαγαῖσι βάψασα ξίφος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 863; ἐς σφαγὰς ὦσαι ξίφος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 291)]; so in prose, οἰστοὺς.. ἐς τὰς σ. καθιέντες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.48, compare 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 2.63)]; εἰς τὴν κεφαλὴν.. διὰ τῶν σ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 511b35.)]
slaughter; the singular is frequently in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus, as “Hec.” 571, 1037, +others; in _plural_, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 187, 450, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 37, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 522, +others)]; ἕστηκε.. μῆλα πρὸς σφαγὰς πυρός ready for the sacrificial fire, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1057)]; πολυθύτους τεύχειν σ. to offer many sacrifices, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 756)]: also in Prose, ὑπὸ σφαγῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 610b; θανάτους τε καὶ σφαγάς [prev. author] “Lg.” 682e; σφαγὰς ποιεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.4.2)]; σφαγὰς τῶν γνωρίμων ποιήσαντες[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 2.2.6, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.96, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.260; ἐν ταῖς πόλεσι σφαγὰς ἐμποιοῦντες 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.107.)]
2 with collateral sense of a wound, αἷμα τῶν ἐμῶν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 573, compare 717)]; ἐκφυσιῶν.. αἵματος σφαγήν the blood gushing from the wound, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1389)]; καθάρμοσον σφαγάς close the gaping wound, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 1228 (Lyric poetry); ἐσφάγη.. σφαγὴν βραχεῖαν 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 9.381a.)]
II the throat, the spot where the victim is struck (κοινὸν μέρος αὐχένος καὶ στήθους σφαγή [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 493b7), 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.69: _plural_, ἐν σφαγαῖσι βάψασα ξίφος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 863; ἐς σφαγὰς ὦσαι ξίφος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 291)]; so in prose, οἰστοὺς.. ἐς τὰς σ. καθιέντες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.48, compare 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 2.63)]; εἰς τὴν κεφαλὴν.. διὰ τῶν σ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 511b35.)]