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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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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 BoxGen 22:10 - And Abraham reached out with his hand and took the knife to [fn]slaughter his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31 - So they took Joseph’s tunic, and slaughtered a male goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:16 -

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to his house steward, “Bring the men into the house, and slaughter an animal and make preparations; for the men are to dine with me at noon.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:6 - ‘[fn]You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to slaughter it [fn]at twilight.

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“[fn]If someone steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep—

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:11 - “And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:16 - and you shall slaughter the ram and take its blood and sprinkle it around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20 - “And you shall slaughter the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear and on the lobes of his sons’ right ears, and on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet, and sprinkle the rest of the blood around on the altar.

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“You shall not [fn]offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread, nor is the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover to [fn]be left over until morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - ‘Then he shall [fn]slaughter the [fn]bull before the LORD; and Aaron’s sons the priests shall offer up the blood and sprinkle the blood around on the altar that is at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11 - ‘And he shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - ‘And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - and he shall lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4 - ‘He shall bring the bull to the doorway of the tent of meeting before the LORD, and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull and slaughter the bull before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 - ‘Then the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 - ‘And he shall lay his hand on the head of the male goat and slaughter it in the place where they slaughter 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 on the head of the sin offering and slaughter the sin offering at 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 on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering in the place where they slaughter the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:25 - “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered 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 slaughter the burnt offering they are to slaughter the guilt offering, and the priest shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15 - Next [fn]Moses slaughtered it and took the blood and with his finger put some of it around on the horns of the altar, and purified the altar. Then he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it, to make atonement for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19 - And [fn]Moses slaughtered it and sprinkled the blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:23 - [fn]And Moses slaughtered it and took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:8 -

So Aaron came near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering which was for himself.

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Then he slaughtered the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it around on the altar.

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Then he presented the people’s offering, and took the goat of the sin offering which was for the people, and slaughtered it and offered it for sin, like the first.

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Then he slaughtered the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings which was for the people; and Aaron’s sons brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - “The priest shall also give orders to slaughter the one bird in an earthenware vessel over [fn]running water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - “As for the live bird, he shall take it together with the cedar wood, the [fn]scarlet string, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the [fn]running water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:13 - “Next he shall slaughter the male lamb in the place where they slaughter the [fn]sin offering and the burnt offering, at the place of the sanctuary—for the guilt offering, like the [fn]sin offering, belongs to the priest; it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:19 - “The priest shall next offer the [fn]sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. Then afterward, he shall slaughter the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25 - “Next he shall slaughter the lamb of the guilt offering; and the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - and he shall slaughter the one bird in an earthenware vessel over [fn]running water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - “Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the [fn]scarlet string, with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird as well as in the [fn]running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

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“Then Aaron shall offer the bull of the [fn]sin offering which is for himself and make atonement for himself and for his household, and he shall slaughter the bull of the [fn]sin offering which is for himself.

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“Then he shall slaughter the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the atoning cover and in front of the atoning cover.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:3 - “Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside the camp,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:4 - and has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the [fn]tabernacle of the LORD, bloodshed is to be counted against that person. He has shed blood, and that person shall be cut off from among his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:5 - “This shall be done so that the sons of Israel will bring their sacrifices which they were sacrificing [fn]in the open field—so that they will bring them to the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28 - “But, whether it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not slaughter both it and its young in one day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:22 - “Are flocks and herds to be slaughtered for them, so that it will be sufficient for them? Or are all the fish of the sea to be [fn]caught for them, so that it will be sufficient for them?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:3 - ‘And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and it shall be brought outside the camp and be slaughtered in his presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - “Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat of it; your donkey will be snatched away from you, and will not [fn]be restored to you; your [fn]sheep will be given to your enemies, and you will have no one to save you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - then they would say to him, “Just say, ‘Shibboleth.’” But he said, “Sibboleth,” for he was not [fn]prepared to [fn]pronounce it correctly. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at the crossing places of the Jordan. So at that time forty-two thousand from Ephraim fell.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25 - Then they [fn]slaughtered the bull, and brought the boy to Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32 - So the people loudly rushed upon the spoils, and took sheep, oxen, and calves, and slaughtered them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34 - Then Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people and say to them, ‘Each one of you bring me his ox or his sheep, and slaughter it here and eat; and do not sin against the LORD by eating it with the blood.’” So all the people brought them that night, each one his ox [fn]with him, and they slaughtered them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:33 - But Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40 - Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape.” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slaughtered them there.

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