Lexicon :: Strong's G2379 - thysiastērion

θυσιαστήριον

Transliteration

thysiastērion (Key)

Pronunciation

thoo-see-as-tay'-ree-on

Part of Speech

neuter noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From a derivative of θυσία (G2378)

Greek Inflections of θυσιαστήριον [?]

mGNT
23x in 4 unique form(s) TR
23x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
377x in 7 unique form(s)

θυσιαστήριά — 1x

θυσιαστήριον — 7x

θυσιαστηρίου — 10x

θυσιαστηρίῳ — 5x

θυσιαστήριά — 1x

θυσιαστήριον — 6x

θυσιαστηρίου — 11x

θυσιαστηρίῳ — 5x

θυσιαστήριά — 3x

θυσιαστήρια — 29x

θυσιαστήριόν — 8x

θυσιαστήριον — 207x

θυσιαστηρίου — 115x

θυσιαστηρίῳ — 9x

θυσιαστηρίων — 6x

Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:180,342

Trench's Synonyms: xcvii. βωμός, θυσιαστήριον.

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

θυσιαστήριον thysiastḗrion, thoo-see-as-tay'-ree-on; from a derivative of G2378; a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative):—altar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G2379 in the following manner: altar (23x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G2379 in the following manner: altar (23x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

the altar for 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
2. the altar of incense which stood in the sanctuary or the Holy Place
3. any other altar
  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

θυσιαστήριον thysiastḗrion, thoo-see-as-tay'-ree-on; from a derivative of G2378; a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative):—altar.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G2379:

θυσιαστήριον, -ου, τό, (neuter of the adjective θυσιαστήριος [cf. Winer's Grammar, 96 (91)], and this from θυσιάζω to sacrifice), a word found only in Philo [e. g. vita Moys. 3 § 10, cf. § 7; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 4, 1] and the Biblical and ecclesiastical writings; Sept. times without number for מִזְבֵּחַ; properly, 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. under the word Altar]: Matthew 5:23; Matthew 23:18-20, 35; Luke 11:51; 1 Corinthians 9:13; 1 Corinthians 10:18; Hebrews 7:13; Revelation 11:1.
2. the altar of incense, which stood in the sanctuary or Holy place [B. D. as above]: τὸ θυσιαστ. τοῦ θυμιάματος, Luke 1:11 (Exodus 30:1); [symbolically] in Heaven: Revelation 6:9; Revelation 8:3, 5; Revelation 9:13; Revelation 14:18; Revelation 16:7.
3. any other altar, James 2:21; plural Romans 11:3; metaphorically, the cross on which Christ suffered an expiatory death: to eat of this altar i. e. to appropriate to oneself the fruits of Christ's expiatory death, Hebrews 13:10.

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus: 30:1
Matthew: 5:23; 23:18; 23:19; 23:20; 23:35
Luke: 1:11; 11:51
Romans: 11:3
1 Corinthians: 9:13; 10:18
Hebrews: 7:13; 13:10
James: 2:21
Revelation: 6:9; 8:3; 8:5; 9:13; 11:1; 14:18; 16:7

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G2379 matches the Greek θυσιαστήριον (thysiastērion),
which occurs 23 times in 21 verses in the TR Greek.

View OT results in the LXX Greek concordance

View NT results in the MGNT Greek concordance

Mat 5:23

Mat 5:23 - Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar,^G2379 and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

Mat 5:24

Mat 5:24 - Leave there thy gift before the altar,^G2379 and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Mat 23:18

Mat 23:18 - And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar,^G2379 it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

Mat 23:19

Mat 23:19 - Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar^G2379 that sanctifieth the gift?

Mat 23:20

Mat 23:20 - Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar,^G2379 sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

Mat 23:35

Mat 23:35 - That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.^G2379

Luk 1:11

Luk 1:11 - And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar^G2379 of incense.

Luk 11:51

Luk 11:51 - From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar^G2379 and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

Rom 11:3

Rom 11:3 - Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars;^G2379 and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

1Co 9:13

1Co 9:13 - Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar^G2379 are partakers with the altar?^G2379

1Co 10:18

1Co 10:18 - Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?^G2379

Heb 7:13

Heb 7:13 - For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.^G2379

Heb 13:10

Heb 13:10 - We have an altar,^G2379 whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.

Jas 2:21

Jas 2:21 - Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?^G2379

Rev 6:9

Rev 6:9 - And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar^G2379 the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

Rev 8:3

Rev 8:3 - And another angel came and stood at the altar,^G2379 having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar^G2379 which was before the throne.

Rev 8:5

Rev 8:5 - And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar,^G2379 and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

Rev 9:13

Rev 9:13 - And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar^G2379 which is before God,

Rev 11:1

Rev 11:1 - And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar,^G2379 and them that worship therein.

Rev 14:18

Rev 14:18 - And another angel came out from the altar,^G2379 which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

Rev 16:7

Rev 16:7 - And I heard another out of the altar^G2379 say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.