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Lexicon :: Strong's G4967 - sphagē

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σφαγή
Transliteration
sphagē (Key)
Pronunciation
sfag-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
20x in 5 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:935,1125

Strong’s Definitions

σφαγή sphagḗ, sfag-ay'; from G4969; butchery (of animals for food or sacrifice, or (figuratively) of men (destruction)):—slaughter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4967 in the following manner: slaughter (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4967 in the following manner: slaughter (3x).

  1. slaughter

    1. of sheep destined for slaughter

    2. of day of destruction

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σφαγή sphagḗ, sfag-ay'; from G4969; butchery (of animals for food or sacrifice, or (figuratively) of men (destruction)):—slaughter.
STRONGS G4967:
σφαγή, σφαγῆς, ἡ (σφάζω), slaughter: Acts 8:32 (after Isaiah 53:7); πρόβατα σφαγῆς, sheep destined for slaughter (Zechariah 11:4; Psalm 43:23 (Ps. 44:23)), Romans 8:36; ἡμέρα σφαγῆς (Jeremiah 12:3), equivalent to day of destruction, James 5:5. (Tragg., Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, and following; the Sept. for טֶבַח, הֲרֵגָה, etc.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
44:23
Isaiah
53:7
Jeremiah
12:3
Zechariah
11:4
Acts
8:32
Romans
8:36
James
5:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4967 matches the Greek σφαγή (sphagē),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:16 - For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:20 - His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:14 - If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:22 - Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22 - He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:2 - For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:6 - The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:7 - He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:12 - Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:3 - But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:3 - And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:6 - Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:34 - Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:15 - Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:27 - Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:40 - I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:15 - I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:10 - For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:4 - Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:7 - And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
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