Quick Definition
θυσιαστήριον, ου, τό n.n. an altar
Strong's Definition
from a derivative of 2378; a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative)
KJV Usage: altar
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ου | θύω
6.114 · Artifacts · Furniture
altar any type of altar or object where gifts may be placed and ritual observances carried out in honor of supernatural beings (in the NT θυσιαστήριον is employed to refer to a number of different types of altars; including the altar for burnt offerings in the Temple; the altar of incense; the altar which Abraham built; and the heavenly altar mentioned in the book of Revelation) A descriptive equivalent of ‘altar’ occurs in some languages as ‘a place where offerings are made to God’ or ‘a place where gifts are given to God.’ In some contexts it may be necessary to add phrases such as ‘where sacrifices are burned to God’ or ‘where incense is burned to honor God.’
MAT 5:23 · MAT 5:24 · MAT 23:18 · MAT 23:19 · MAT 23:20 · MAT 23:35 · LUK 1:11 · LUK 11:51 · ROM 11:3 · 1CO 9:13 · 1CO 9:13 · 1CO 10:18 · HEB 7:13 · HEB 13:10 · JAS 2:21 · REV 6:9 · REV 8:3 · REV 8:3 · REV 8:5 · REV 9:13 · REV 11:1 · REV 14:18 · REV 16:7
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
θυσιαστήριον, -ov, τό, (neut. of the adj. θυσιαστήριος [ef. W. 96 (91)], and this fr. θυσιάζω to sacrifice), a word found only in Philo [e. g. vita Moys. iii. § 10, cf. § 7; Joseph. antt. 8,4, 1] and the bibl. and 660}. writ.; Sept. times without number for 931; prop. 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. s. v. Altar]: Mt. v. 23 sq.; xxiii. 18-20, 35; Lk. xi. 51; 1 Co. ix. 13; x. 18; Heb. vii. 13; Rev. xi. 1. 2. the altar of incense, which stood in the sanctuary or Holy place [B. D. u. s.]: τὸ θυσιαστ. τοῦ θυμιάματος, Lk. i. 11 (Ex. xxx. 1); [symbolically] in Heaven: Rev. vi. 9; viii. 3, 5; ix. 13; xiv. USis van ἢ. 3. any other altar, Jas. ii. 21; plur. Ro. xi. 3; 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, Heb. xiii. 10.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
θυσιαστήριον thusiastērion 23x
an altar, Mt. 5:23, 24; Lk. 1:11; spc. the altar of burnt-offering, Mt. 23:35; Lk. 11:51; meton. a class of sacrifices, Heb. 13:10
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† θυσιαστήριον, -ου, τό
(< θυσιάζω, to sacrifice), [in LXX (where the word first appears) very freq., nearly always for מִזְבֵּחַ;]
an altar: generally, Ja 2:21; pl., Ro 11:3(LXX); metaph., He 13:10 (v. Westc., in l., and esp. his add. note on the history of the word, 455 ff.);
of the altar of burnt-offering in the Temple, Mt 5:23, 24 23:18-20, 35, Lk 11:51, I Co 9:13 10:18, He 7:13, Re 11:1;
of the altar of incense in the sanctuary (Ex 30:1, al.), Lk 1:11; symbolically in Heaven, Re 6:9 8:3, 5 9:13 14:18 16:7 (Cremer, 292).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
θυσιαστήριον (thusiastērion) — altar. θῠσι-αστήριον, τό, altar,[LXX+NT+1st c.AD+]