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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:23 - “So if you are presenting a sacrifice[fn] at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:24 - leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:18 - And you say that to swear ‘by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:19 - How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:20 - When you swear ‘by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35 - As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time—from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:11 - While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the incense altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:51 - from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will certainly be charged against this generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:3 - “LORD, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:13 - Don’t you realize that those who work in the temple get their meals from the offerings brought to the temple? And those who serve at the altar get a share of the sacrificial offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:18 - Think about the people of Israel. Weren’t they united by eating the sacrifices at the altar?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:13 - For the priest we are talking about belongs to a different tribe, whose members have never served at the altar as priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:10 - We have an altar from which the priests in the Tabernacle[fn] have no right to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:21 - Don’t you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:9 - When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:3 - Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:5 - Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:13 - Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice speaking from the four horns of the gold altar that stands in the presence of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:1 - Then I was given a measuring stick, and I was told, “Go and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:18 - Then another angel, who had power to destroy with fire, came from the altar. He shouted to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sickle now to gather the clusters of grapes from the vines of the earth, for they are ripe for judgment.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:7 - And I heard a voice from the altar,[fn] saying,
“Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty,
your judgments are true and just.”
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