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G4968 σφάγιον (sphágion)
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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.

ACT 7:42

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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]

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