Strong's Lexicon
G4967 — σφαγή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4967 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σφαγή |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4969 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | sphage |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sfag-ay' |
| Meaning: | 1. butchery (of animals for food or sacrifice) 2. (figuratively) butchery of men (destruction) |
| KJV Renderings: | slaughter |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σφαγή, σφαγῆς, ἡ (σφάζω), slaughter: Act 8:32 (after Isa 53:7); πρόβατα σφαγῆς, sheep destined for slaughter (Zec 11:4; Psalm 43:23 ()), Rom 8:36; ἡμέρα σφαγῆς (Jer 12:3), equivalent to day of destruction, Jas 5:5. (Tragg., Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, and following; the Sept. for èÆáÇç, äÂøÅâÈä, etc.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σφαγή (slaughter)
Acts 8:32
- KJV: The 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
- GK: η δε περιοχή της γραφής ην ανεγίνωσκεν ην αύτη ως πρόβατον επί σφαγήν ήχθη και ως αμνός εναντίον του κείροντος αυτόν άφωνος ούτως ουκ ανοίγει το στόμα αυτού
Romans 8:36
- KJV: As it is written For thy sake we are killed all the day long we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter
- GK: καθώς γέγραπται ότι ένεκά σου θανατούμεθα όλην την ημέραν ελογίσθημεν ως πρόβατα σφαγής
James 5:5
- KJV: Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth and been wanton ye have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter
- GK: ετρυφήσατε επί της γης και εσπαταλήσατε εθρέψατε τας καρδίας υμών ως εν ημέρα σφαγής
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