Lexical Definition
σφαγή sphagḗ (sfag-ay') slaughter G:N-F
from σφάζω
slaughter.
- butchery (of animals for food or sacrifice, or (figuratively) of men (destruction))
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| σφαγῆσ | of slaughter | Rom.8.36 • Jas.5.5 |
| σφαγὴν | slaughter | Acts.8.32 |
| σφαγην | slaughter | LXX.Obad.1.10 |
| σφαγήσ | Slaughter | LXX.Jer.19.6 • LXX.Zech.11.4 • LXX.Zech.11.7 |
| for slaughter | LXX.Ps.44.22 | |
| of slaughter | LXX.Jer.12.3 | |
| σφαγήν | slaughter | LXX.Job.10.16 • LXX.Job.21.20 • LXX.Job.27.14 • LXX.Prov.7.22 • LXX.Isa.34.2 • LXX.Isa.53.7 • LXX.Jer.15.3 • LXX.Jer.25.34 • LXX.Jer.48.15 • LXX.Jer.50.27 • LXX.Jer.51.40 • LXX.Ezek.21.15 |
| σφαγή | slaughter | LXX.Isa.34.6 • LXX.Isa.65.12 |
Abbott-Smith
σφαγή, -ῆς, ἡ (< σφάζω), [in LXX for טֶבַח, הֲרֵגָה, etc. ;]
slaughter: Ac 8:32 (LXX); πρόβατα σφαγῆς, Ro 8:36 (LXX); ἡμέρα σφαγῆς, Ja 5:5.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Acts | 8:32 |
| Romans | 8:36 |
| James | 5:5 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σφαγή-ή, ἡ,
slaughter; the singular is frequently in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἕστηκε.. μῆλα πρὸς σφαγὰς πυρός ready for the sacrificial fire, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πολυθύτους τεύχειν σ. to offer many sacrifices, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also in Prose, ὑπὸ σφαγῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σφαγὰς τῶν γνωρίμων ποιήσαντες[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 with collateral sense of a wound, αἷμα τῶν ἐμῶν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκφυσιῶν.. αἵματος σφαγήν the blood gushing from the wound, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; καθάρμοσον σφαγάς close the gaping wound, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II the throat, the spot where the victim is struck (κοινὸν μέρος αὐχένος καὶ στήθους σφαγή [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so in prose, οἰστοὺς.. ἐς τὰς σ. καθιέντες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τὴν κεφαλὴν.. διὰ τῶν σ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]