Quick Definition
σφάγιον, ου, τό n.n. a slaughtered victim
Strong's Definition
neuter of a derivative of 4967; a victim (in sacrifice)
KJV Usage: slain beast
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ου | σφάζω
53.20 · Religious Activities · Offering, Sacrifice
sacrifice that which is offered as a sacrifice The terms σφάγια and θυσίας semantically reinforce one another and are here combined essentially for emphasis.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σφάγιον, -ov, τό, (σφαγή). fr. Aeschyl. and Hdt. down, that which is destined for slaughter, a victim [A.V. slain beast]: Acts vii. 42 [ef. W. 512 (477)] (Am. v. 25 ; Ezek. xxi. 10).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
σφάγιον sphagion 1x
a victim slaughtered in sacrifice, offering, Acts 7:42*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
σφάγιον, -ου, τό
(< σφαγή), [in LXX: Am 5:25 (זֶבַח), Ez 21:10, 15, 28 (טֶבַח), Le 22:23 (נְדָבָה) * ;]
a victim for slaughter: Ac 7:42 (LXX).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
σφάγιον (sphagion) — sacrificial victim. σφᾰγ-ιον, τό, victim, offering, σφάγιον ἔθετο ματέρα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑαυτὰς ἔδοσαν σφάγιον τοῖς πολίταις ὑπὲρ τῆς χώρας [Refs 4th c.BC+]: mostly in plural, σφάγια παρθένους κτανεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. ἔρδειν, τέμνειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ σ. δέξαι, addressed to a goddess, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. in [Refs 5th c.BC+] also, slaughter, sacrifice, δοῦλα σφάγια [Refs]
