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Lexicon :: Strong's G1041 - bōmos

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βωμός
Transliteration
bōmos (Key)
Pronunciation
bo'-mos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of βάσις (G939)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
33x in 7 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Trench's Synonyms: xcvii. βωμός, θυσιαστήριον.

Strong’s Definitions

βωμός bōmós, bo'-mos; from the base of G939; properly, a stand, i.e. (specially) an altar:—altar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G1041 in the following manner: altar (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G1041 in the following manner: altar (1x).

  1. an elevated place

    1. very often a raised place on which to offer a sacrifice, an altar

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βωμός bōmós, bo'-mos; from the base of G939; properly, a stand, i.e. (specially) an altar:—altar.
STRONGS G1041:
βωμός, -οῦ, ὁ, (see βουνός), an elevated place; very frequent in Greek writings from Homer down, a raised place on which to offer sacrifice, an altar: Acts 17:23. (Often in the Sept. for מִזְבֵּחַ.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
17:23

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1041 matches the Greek βωμός (bōmos),
which occurs 33 times in 30 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:13 - Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:10 - Appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:1 - Then Balaam said to King Balak, “Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven young bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:2 - Balak followed his instructions, and the two of them sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:4 - and God met him there. Balaam said to him, “I have prepared seven altars and have sacrificed a young bull and a ram on each altar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:14 - So Balak took Balaam to the plateau of Zophim on Pisgah Peak. He built seven altars there and offered a young bull and a ram on each altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:29 - Balaam again told Balak, “Build me seven altars, and prepare seven young bulls and seven rams for me to sacrifice.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:30 - So Balak did as Balaam ordered and offered a young bull and a ram on each altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:5 - This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:3 - Break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars. Burn their Asherah poles and cut down their carved idols. Completely erase the names of their gods!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:10 - But while they were still in Canaan, and when they came to a place called Geliloth[fn] near the Jordan River, the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh stopped to build a large and imposing altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:11 - The rest of Israel heard that the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had built an altar at Geliloth at the edge of the land of Canaan, on the west side of the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:16 - “The whole community of the LORD demands to know why you are betraying the God of Israel. How could you turn away from the LORD and build an altar for yourselves in rebellion against him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:19 - “If you need the altar because the land you possess is defiled, then join us in the LORD’s land, where the Tabernacle of the LORD is situated, and share our land with us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building an altar other than the one true altar of the LORD our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:23 - If we have built an altar for ourselves to turn away from the LORD or to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings or peace offerings, may the LORD himself punish us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:26 - “So we decided to build the altar, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:34 - The people of Reuben and Gad named the altar “Witness,”[fn] for they said, “It is a witness between us and them that the LORD is our God, too.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:1 - When the festival ended, the Israelites who attended went to all the towns of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, and they smashed all the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and removed the pagan shrines and altars. After this, the Israelites returned to their own towns and homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:2 - Your people will go to their temple in Dibon to mourn.
They will go to their sacred shrines to weep.
They will wail for the fate of Nebo and Medeba,
shaving their heads in sorrow and cutting off their beards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:12 - The people of Moab will worship at their pagan shrines,
but it will do them no good.
They will cry to the gods in their temples,
but no one will be able to save them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:8 - They will no longer look to their idols for help
or worship what their own hands have made.
They will never again bow down to their Asherah poles
or worship at the pagan shrines they have built.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:9 - The LORD did this to purge Israel’s[fn] wickedness,
to take away all her sin.
As a result, all the pagan altars will be crushed to dust.
No Asherah pole or pagan shrine will be left standing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:31 - They have built pagan shrines at Topheth, the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they burn their sons and daughters in the fire. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:32 - So beware, for the time is coming,” says the LORD, “when that garbage dump will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. They will bury the bodies in Topheth until there is no more room for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:13 - Look now, people of Judah; you have as many gods as you have towns. You have as many altars of shame—altars for burning incense to your god Baal—as there are streets in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:35 - They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing. What an incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:35 - “I will put an end to Moab,” says the LORD, “for the people offer sacrifices at the pagan shrines and burn incense to their false gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:2 - In the days to come,” says the LORD,
“I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah.
It will become a desolate heap of ruins,
and the neighboring towns will be burned.
Then Israel will take back the land
you took from her,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:8 - And the pagan shrines of Aven,[fn] the place of Israel’s sin, will crumble.
Thorns and thistles will grow up around their altars.
They will beg the mountains, “Bury us!”
and plead with the hills, “Fall on us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:9 - The pagan shrines of your ancestors[fn] will be ruined, and the temples of Israel will be destroyed; I will bring the dynasty of King Jeroboam to a sudden end.”
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