Definition
βωμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(βαίνω), [in LXX (Hex.) for מִזְבֵּחַ, in Proph., chiefly for בָּמָה ;]
1. any raised place, a platform.
2. an altar: Acts 17:23 (cf. θυσιαστήριον and see DB, i, 75).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as βωμός:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Acts 17:23βωμὸν · an altarFor as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.