Definition
θύω
[in LXX chiefly for זָבַח, also for שָׁחַט, etc. ;]
as in c1.;
1. to offer first fruits to a god.
2. to sacrifice by slaying a victim, offer sacrifice: Acts 14:13; with dative of person(s), Acts 14:18; id. with accusative of thing(s), 1 Corinthians 10:20.
3. to slay, kill: John 10:10, Acts 10:13; 11:7; with accusative of thing(s), Luke 15:23, 27; 15:30; pass., Matthew 22:4; τὸ πάσχα (Exodus 12:21), Mark 14:12; pass., Luke 22:7, 1 Corinthians 5:7.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as θύω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
14 total
- Matthew 22:4τεθυμένα · have been killedAgain, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
- Mark 14:12ἔθυον · was to be sacrificedOn the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
- Luke 15:23θύσατε · [and] kill [it]Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
- Luke 15:27ἔθυσεν · has killed‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
- Luke 15:30ἔθυσας · you killBut when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
- Luke 22:7θύεσθαι · be sacrificedThen came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.
- John 10:10θύσῃ · killThe thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
- Acts 10:13θῦσον · killThen a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
- Acts 11:7θῦσον · killThen I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’
- Acts 14:13θύειν · to offer a sacrificeThe priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
- Acts 14:18θύειν · sacrificingEven with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7ἐτύθη · has been sacrificedGet rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
- 1 Corinthians 10:20θύουσιν · sacrifices; θύουσιν · are offeredNo, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.