Strong G4968σφάγιον
sacrificial victim
- Transliteration
- sphagion
- Pronunciation
- sfag'-ee-on
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Neuter of a derivative of G4967; a victim (in sacrifice): - slain beast.
Detailed definition
σφάγιον, -ου, τό
(σφαγή), [in LXX: Amo.5:25 (זֶבַח), Eze.21:10, 15 21:28 (טֶבַח), Lev.22:23 (נְדָבָה) *;]
a victim for slaughter: Act.7:42 (LXX).†
(AS)
(σφαγή), [in LXX: Amo.5:25 (זֶבַח), Eze.21:10, 15 21:28 (טֶבַח), Lev.22:23 (נְדָבָה) *;]
a victim for slaughter: Act.7:42 (LXX).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4968 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- slay1
First verses
- Acts 7:42Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
σφᾰγ-ιον, τό,
victim, offering, σφάγιον ἔθετο ματέρα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 842 (Lyric poetry); σὴν παῖδ᾽ Ἀχιλεῖ σ. θέσθαι [prev. author] “Hec.” 109 (_anapaest meter_); διδόναι τύμβῳ σ. [prev. work] 119 (_anapaest meter_))]; ἑαυτὰς ἔδοσαν σφάγιον τοῖς πολίταις ὑπὲρ τῆς χώρας [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 60.29)]: mostly in plural, σφάγια παρθένους κτανεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 278; τὰ σ. ἐγίνετο καλά 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.112, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 379, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.8.15; οὐ γάρ σφι ἐγίνετο τὰ σ. χρηστά 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.61, compare 62; τὰ σ. οὐ δύναται καταθύμια γενέσθαι [prev. work] 45; τῶν σ. οὐ γινομένων (without any _adjective_) not proving favourable, [prev. work] 61)]; σ. ἔρδειν, τέμνειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 230, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 1196; προφέρειν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.69; ἅπτεσθαι τῶν σ 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.12)]; τὰ σ. δέξαι, addressed to a goddess, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 204.)]
2 in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus)] also, slaughter, sacrifice, δοῦλα σφάγια [Refs (“Hec.” 135 (_anapaest meter_); σφάγια τέκνων “Or.” 815 (Lyric poetry), compare 658.)]
victim, offering, σφάγιον ἔθετο ματέρα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 842 (Lyric poetry); σὴν παῖδ᾽ Ἀχιλεῖ σ. θέσθαι [prev. author] “Hec.” 109 (_anapaest meter_); διδόναι τύμβῳ σ. [prev. work] 119 (_anapaest meter_))]; ἑαυτὰς ἔδοσαν σφάγιον τοῖς πολίταις ὑπὲρ τῆς χώρας [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 60.29)]: mostly in plural, σφάγια παρθένους κτανεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 278; τὰ σ. ἐγίνετο καλά 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.112, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 379, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.8.15; οὐ γάρ σφι ἐγίνετο τὰ σ. χρηστά 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.61, compare 62; τὰ σ. οὐ δύναται καταθύμια γενέσθαι [prev. work] 45; τῶν σ. οὐ γινομένων (without any _adjective_) not proving favourable, [prev. work] 61)]; σ. ἔρδειν, τέμνειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 230, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 1196; προφέρειν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.69; ἅπτεσθαι τῶν σ 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.12)]; τὰ σ. δέξαι, addressed to a goddess, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 204.)]
2 in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus)] also, slaughter, sacrifice, δοῦλα σφάγια [Refs (“Hec.” 135 (_anapaest meter_); σφάγια τέκνων “Or.” 815 (Lyric poetry), compare 658.)]