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θυσιαστήριον

thusiastērionaltarHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter23 occurrences7 books21 verses

Definition

θυσιαστήριον, -ου, τό

(θυσιάζω, to sacrifice), [in LXX (where the word first appears) very freq., nearly always for מַדְבַּח ;]

an altar:

(a) generally, James 2:21; pl., Romans 11:3 (LXX); metaphorically, Hebrews 13:10 (see Westc., in l, and esp. his add, note on the history of the word, 455 ff.);

(b) of the altar of burnt-offering in the Temple, Matthew 5:23-24; 23:18-20, 35, Luke 11:51, 1 Corinthians 9:13; 10:18, Hebrews 7:13, Revelation 11:1;

(with) of the altar of incense in the sanctuary (Exodus 30:1, al.), Luke 1:11; symbolically in Heaven, Revelation 6:9; 8:3; 9:13; 14:18; 16:7 (Cremer, 292).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as θυσιαστήριον:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

23 total
  1. Matthew 5:23θυσιαστήριον · altar
    So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
  2. Matthew 5:24θυσιαστηρίου · altar
    …leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
  3. Matthew 23:18θυσιαστηρίῳ · altar
    And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
  4. Matthew 23:19θυσιαστήριον · altar
    You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
  5. Matthew 23:20θυσιαστηρίῳ · altar
    So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
  6. Matthew 23:35θυσιαστηρίου · altar
    And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
  7. Luke 1:11θυσιαστηρίου · altar
    Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
  8. Luke 11:51θυσιαστηρίου · altar
    …from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.
  9. Romans 11:3θυσιαστήριά · altars
    “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?
  10. 1 Corinthians 9:13θυσιαστηρίῳ · altar; θυσιαστηρίῳ · [offerings]
    Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?
  11. 1 Corinthians 10:18θυσιαστηρίου · altar
    Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?
  12. Hebrews 7:13θυσιαστηρίῳ · altar
    He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
  13. Hebrews 13:10θυσιαστήριον · an altar
    We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
  14. James 2:21θυσιαστήριον · altar
    Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
  15. Revelation 6:9θυσιαστηρίου · altar
    And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
  16. Revelation 8:3θυσιαστηρίου · altar; θυσιαστήριον · altar
    Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
  17. Revelation 8:5θυσιαστηρίου · altar
    Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
  18. Revelation 9:13θυσιαστηρίου · altar
    Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
  19. Revelation 11:1θυσιαστήριον · altar
    Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
  20. Revelation 14:18θυσιαστηρίου · altar
    Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
  21. Revelation 16:7θυσιαστηρίου · altar
    And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”