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Lexicon :: Strong's G4969 - sphazō

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σφάζω
Transliteration
sphazō (Key)
Pronunciation
sfad'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:925,1125

Strong’s Definitions

σφάζω spházō, sfad'-zo; a primary verb; to butcher (especially an animal for food or in sacrifice) or (generally) to slaughter, or (specially), to maim (violently):—kill, slay, wound.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G4969 in the following manner: slay (8x), kill (1x), wound (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G4969 in the following manner: slay (8x), kill (1x), wound (1x).

  1. to slay, slaughter, butcher

  2. to put to death by violence

  3. mortally wounded

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σφάζω spházō, sfad'-zo; a primary verb; to butcher (especially an animal for food or in sacrifice) or (generally) to slaughter, or (specially), to maim (violently):—kill, slay, wound.
STRONGS G4969:
σφάζω, Attic σφάττω: future σφάξω, Revelation 6:4 L T Tr WH; 1 aorist ἐσφαξα; passive, perfect participle ἐσφαγμένος; 2 aorist ἐσφαγην; from Homer down; the Sept. very often for שָׁחַט, to slay, slaughter, butcher: properly, ἀρνίον, Revelation 5:6, 12; Revelation 13:8; τινα, to put to death by violence (often so in Greek writings from Herodotus down), 1 John 3:12; Revelation 5:9; Revelation 6:4, 9; Revelation 18:24. κεφαλή ἐσφαγμενη εἰς θάνατον, mortally wounded (R. V. smitten unto death), Revelation 13:3. (Compare: κατασφάζω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 John
3:12
Revelation
5:6; 5:9; 5:12; 6:4; 6:4; 6:9; 13:3; 13:8; 18:24

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4969 matches the Greek σφάζω (sphazō),
which occurs 81 times in 70 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 22:10–1Ki 18:40)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:10 - And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31 - So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:16 - When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my home, and slaughter an animal and make ready; for these men will dine with me at noon.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:6 - ‘Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:1 - “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:11 - “Then you shall kill the bull before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:16 - “and you shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood and sprinkle it all around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20 - “Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:25 - “You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leaven, nor shall the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover be left until morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - ‘He shall kill the bull before the LORD; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11 - ‘He shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - ‘And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood all around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - ‘And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - ‘He shall lay his hand on its head and kill it before the tabernacle of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood all around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4 - ‘He shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and kill the bull before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 - ‘And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD. Then the bull shall be killed before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 - ‘And he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it at the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD. It is a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29 - ‘And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill the sin offering at the place of the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33 - ‘Then he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill it as a sin offering at the place where they kill the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:25 - “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin offering shall be killed before the LORD. It is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:2 - ‘In the place where they kill the burnt offering they shall kill the trespass offering. And its blood he shall sprinkle all around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15 - and Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the horns of the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he poured the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19 - and Moses killed it. Then he sprinkled the blood all around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:23 - and Moses killed it. Also he took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron’s right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:8 - Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:12 - And he killed the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled all around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:15 - Then he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and killed it and offered it for sin, like the first one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:18 - He also killed the bull and the ram as sacrifices of peace offerings, which were for the people. And Aaron’s sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled all around on the altar,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - “And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - “As for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood and the scarlet and the hyssop, and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:13 - “Then he shall kill the lamb in the place where he kills the sin offering and the burnt offering, in a holy place; for as the sin offering is the priest’s, so is the trespass offering. It is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:19 - “Then the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness. Afterward he shall kill the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25 - “Then he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - “Then he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - “and he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:11 - “And Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bull as the sin offering which is for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:15 - “Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:3 - “Whatever man of the house of Israel who kills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:4 - “and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting to offer an offering to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, the guilt of bloodshed shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:5 - “to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to the priest, and offer them as peace offerings to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28 - “Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both her and her young on the same day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:22 - “Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to provide enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to provide enough for them?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:3 - ‘You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, that he may take it outside the camp, and it shall be slaughtered before him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - “Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, but you shall not eat of it; your donkey shall be violently taken away from before you, and shall not be restored to you; your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have no one to rescue them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - then they would say to him, “Then say, ‘Shibboleth’!” And he would say, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they would take him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25 - Then they slaughtered a bull, and brought the child to Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32 - And the people rushed on the spoil, and took sheep, oxen, and calves, and slaughtered them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34 - Then Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, ‘Bring me here every man’s ox and every man’s sheep, slaughter them here, and eat; and do not sin against the LORD by eating with the blood.’ ” So every one of the people brought his ox with him that night, and slaughtered it there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:33 - But Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40 - And Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let one of them escape!” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the Brook Kishon and executed them there.

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