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Lexicon :: Strong's G2379 - thysiastērion

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θυσιαστήριον
Transliteration
thysiastērion (Key)
Pronunciation
thoo-see-as-tay'-ree-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of θυσία (G2378)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:180,342

Trench's Synonyms: xcvii. βωμός, θυσιαστήριον.

Strong’s Definitions

θυσιαστήριον thysiastḗrion, thoo-see-as-tay'-ree-on; from a derivative of G2378; a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative):—altar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G2379 in the following manner: altar (23x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's G2379 in the following manner: altar (23x).

  1. the altar for slaying and burning of victims used of

    1. the altar of whole burnt offerings which stood in the court of the priests in the temple at Jerusalem

    2. the altar of incense which stood in the sanctuary or the Holy Place

    3. any other altar

      1. metaph., the cross on which Christ suffered an expiatory death: to eat of this altar i.e. to appropriate to one's self the fruits of Christ's expiatory death

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θυσιαστήριον thysiastḗrion, thoo-see-as-tay'-ree-on; from a derivative of G2378; a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative):—altar.
STRONGS G2379:
θυσιαστήριον, -ου, τό, (neuter of the adjective θυσιαστήριος [cf. Winer's Grammar, 96 (91)], and this from θυσιάζω to sacrifice), a word found only in Philo [e. g. vita Moys. 3 § 10, cf. § 7; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 4, 1] and the Biblical and ecclesiastical writings; Sept. times without number for מִזְבֵּחַ; properly, an altar for the slaying and burning of victims; used of:
1. the altar of whole burnt-offerings which stood in the court of the priests in the temple at Jerusalem [B. D. under the word Altar]: Matthew 5:23; Matthew 23:18-20, 35; Luke 11:51; 1 Corinthians 9:13; 1 Corinthians 10:18; Hebrews 7:13; Revelation 11:1.
2. the altar of incense, which stood in the sanctuary or Holy place [B. D. as above]: τὸ θυσιαστ. τοῦ θυμιάματος, Luke 1:11 (Exodus 30:1); [symbolically] in Heaven: Revelation 6:9; Revelation 8:3, 5; Revelation 9:13; Revelation 14:18; Revelation 16:7.
3. any other altar, James 2:21; plural Romans 11:3; metaphorically, the cross on which Christ suffered an expiatory death: to eat of this altar i. e. to appropriate to oneself the fruits of Christ's expiatory death, Hebrews 13:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
30:1
Matthew
5:23; 23:18; 23:19; 23:20; 23:35
Luke
1:11; 11:51
Romans
11:3
1 Corinthians
9:13; 10:18
Hebrews
7:13; 13:10
James
2:21
Revelation
6:9; 8:3; 8:5; 9:13; 11:1; 14:18; 16:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2379 matches the Greek θυσιαστήριον (thysiastērion),
which occurs 23 times in 21 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:23 - If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:24 - leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:18 - And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:19 - Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:20 - He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35 - that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:11 - And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:51 - from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary: yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:3 - Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:13 - Know ye not that they that minister about sacred things eat of the things of the temple, and they that wait upon the altar have their portion with the altar?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:18 - Behold Israel after the flesh: have not they that eat the sacrifices communion with the altar?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:13 - For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:10 - We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat that serve the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:21 - Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:9 - And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:3 - And another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should add it unto the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:5 - And the angel taketh the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and cast it upon the earth: and there followed thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:13 - And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:1 - And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:18 - And another angel came out from the altar, he that hath power over fire; and he called with a great voice to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Send forth thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:7 - And I heard the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
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