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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.
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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 19 times in 18 verses in 'Num' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:31 - And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:11 - And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:13 - And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:14 - And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:25 - Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it upon the altar:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:26 - And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:1 - And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10 - And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11 - And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:84

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:84 - This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:88

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:88 - And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:38 - The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:39 - And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:46

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:46 - And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:3 - And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:5 - And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:7 - Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:17 - But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
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