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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.
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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:23 - “Therefore if you are presenting your [fn]offering at the altar, G2379 and there remember that your brother has something against you,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:24 - leave your [fn]offering there before the altar G2379 and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your [fn]offering.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:18 - “And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, G2379 that is nothing, but whoever swears by the [fn]offering on it, he is obligated.’
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:19 - “You blind men, which is [fn]more important, the [fn]offering, or the altar G2379 that sanctifies the [fn]offering?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:20 - “Therefore, [fn]whoever swears by the altar, G2379 swears both by [fn]the altar G2379 and by everything on it.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35 - so that upon you may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the [fn]temple and the altar. G2379
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:11 - And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar G2379 of incense.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:51 - from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar G2379 and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be [fn]charged against this generation.’
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:3 - “Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED YOUR PROPHETS, THEY HAVE TORN DOWN YOUR ALTARS G2379, AND I ALONE AM LEFT, AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:13 - Do you not know that those who perform sacred services eat the food of the temple, and those who attend regularly to the altar G2379 have their share [fn]from the altar? G2379
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:18 - Look at [fn]the nation Israel; are not those who eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar? G2379
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:13 - For the one concerning whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar. G2379
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:10 - We have an altar G2379 from which those who serve the [fn]tabernacle have no right to eat.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:21 - Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? G2379
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:9 - When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar G2379 the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained;
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:3 - Another angel came and stood at the altar, G2379 holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might [fn]add it to the prayers of all the [fn]saints on the golden altar G2379 which was before the throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:5 - Then the angel [fn]took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, G2379 and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:13 - Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard [fn]a voice from the [fn]four horns of the golden altar G2379 which is before God,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:1 - Then there was given me a [fn]measuring rod like a staff; [fn]and someone said, “Get up and measure the [fn]temple of God and the altar, G2379 and those who worship in it.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:18 - Then another angel, the one who has power over fire, came out from the altar; G2379 and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying,[fn]Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters [fn]from the vine of the earth, because her grapes are ripe.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:7 - And I heard the altar G2379 saying, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”
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