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Lexicon :: Strong's G4969 - sphazō

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σφάζω
Transliteration
sphazō (Key)
Pronunciation
sfad'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:925,1125

Strong’s Definitions

σφάζω spházō, sfad'-zo; a primary verb; to butcher (especially an animal for food or in sacrifice) or (generally) to slaughter, or (specially), to maim (violently):—kill, slay, wound.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G4969 in the following manner: slay (8x), kill (1x), wound (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G4969 in the following manner: slay (8x), kill (1x), wound (1x).

  1. to slay, slaughter, butcher

  2. to put to death by violence

  3. mortally wounded

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σφάζω spházō, sfad'-zo; a primary verb; to butcher (especially an animal for food or in sacrifice) or (generally) to slaughter, or (specially), to maim (violently):—kill, slay, wound.
STRONGS G4969:
σφάζω, Attic σφάττω: future σφάξω, Revelation 6:4 L T Tr WH; 1 aorist ἐσφαξα; passive, perfect participle ἐσφαγμένος; 2 aorist ἐσφαγην; from Homer down; the Sept. very often for שָׁחַט, to slay, slaughter, butcher: properly, ἀρνίον, Revelation 5:6, 12; Revelation 13:8; τινα, to put to death by violence (often so in Greek writings from Herodotus down), 1 John 3:12; Revelation 5:9; Revelation 6:4, 9; Revelation 18:24. κεφαλή ἐσφαγμενη εἰς θάνατον, mortally wounded (R. V. smitten unto death), Revelation 13:3. (Compare: κατασφάζω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 John
3:12
Revelation
5:6; 5:9; 5:12; 6:4; 6:4; 6:9; 13:3; 13:8; 18:24

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4969 matches the Greek σφάζω (sphazō),
which occurs 81 times in 70 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 22:10–1Ki 18:40)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:10 - And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31 - And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:16 - And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:6 - And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:1 - If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:11 - And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:16 - And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20 - Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:25 - Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11 - And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4 - And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 - And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 - And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29 - And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33 - And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:25 - Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:2 - In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15 - And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19 - And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:23 - And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:8 - Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:12 - And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:15 - And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:18 - He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:13 - And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:19 - And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25 - And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:11 - And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:15 - Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:3 - What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:4 - And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:5 - To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28 - And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:22 - Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:3 - And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25 - And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32 - And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34 - And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:33 - And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40 - And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

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