Lexical Definition

‎αἷμα‎ haîma (hah'-ee-mah) blood ^G:N-N
of uncertain derivation

blood.

• blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ)
• by implication, bloodshed, also kindred

Abbott-Smith

αἷμα, ατος, τό, [in LXX for דָּם;]
blood.
1. In the ordinary sense: Mk 5:25, Lk 8:43, 44 22:44, Jo 19:34, Ac 15:20, 29 21:25, Re 8:7, 8 11:6 16:3, 4, 6 19:13.
2. In special senses:
(a) of generation, origin, kinship (cl.): Jo 1:13 (v. MM, VGT, s.v.);
(b) as in OT (AR on Eph, 6:12), in the phrase σάρξ καὶ αἷ. (αἷ. κ. σ.), to indicate human nature as opp. to God and created spirits: Mt 16:17, I Co 15:50, Ga 1:16, Eph 6:12, He 2:14;
(c) of things in colour resembling blood: Ac 2:19, 20, Re 6:12 14:18-20.
(d) of bloodshed, a bloody death (cl.): Mt 23:30, 35 27:4, 6, 8, 24, 25, Lk 11:50, 51 13:1, Ac 1:19 5:28 18:6 20:26 22:20, He 12:4, Re 6:10 17:6 18:24 19:2 ; αἷ. ἐκχέειν (Deiss., LAE, 428; MM, VGT, s.v., αἷ.), Ro 3:15, Re 16:6;
(e) of sacrificial blood, as an expiation: He 9:7, 12, 13, 18-22, 25 10:4 11:28 13:11; of the blood of Christ, Mt 26:28, Mk 14:24, Lk 22:20, Jo 6:53, 54, 56, Ac 20:28, Ro 3:25 5:9, I Co 10:16 11:25, 27, Eph 1:7 2:13, Col 1:20, He 9:12, 14 10:19, 29 12:24 13:20, I Pe 1:2, 19, I Jo 1:7 (cf. 5:6, 8), Re 1:5 5:9 7:14 12:11. (Cremer, 69 f., 612 f.)†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

αἷμα, ατος, τό,

blood, [αἷμα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 786">Refs 8th c.BC+]: in plural, streams of blood, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 of anything like blood, Βακχίου[LXX+5th c.BC+]
__2.b dye obtained from ἄγχουσα, alkanet, [Refs]
__3 with collateral meaning of spirit, courage, οὐκ ἔχων αἷμα pale, spiritless [αἷμα φάσκοντας τὴν ψυχήν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Anima” 405b4. ">Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II bloodshcd, murder, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅμαιμον αἷ. a kinsman's murder, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; εἴργασται μητρῷον αἷ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἶ. πράττειν[αἷμα συγγενὲς κτείνας 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 799.3">Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἷμα τραγοκτόνον shedding of goat's blood, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐφ᾽ αἵματι φεύγειν to avoid trial for murder by going into exile, [αἷμα συγγενὲς φεύγων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 148">Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural in this sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἵματασύγγονα brothers' corpses, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —concrete, νεακόνητον αἷ. keen-edged death, i. e. a sword, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III blood relationship, kin, αἷ. τε καὶ γένος[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸ αἷ. τινος his blood or origin, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἷ. ἐμφύλιον incestuous kinship, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μητρὸς τῆς ἐμῆς ἐν αἵματι akin to her by blood, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 concrete, of a person, ὦ Διὸς.. αἷμα[Refs]