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θύω
thýō · Greek · Strong's G2380 · 14 occurrences
The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “slay”
What it means
properly, to rush (breathe hard, blow, smoke), i.e. (by implication) to sacrifice (properly, by fire, but genitive case); by extension to immolate (slaughter for any purpose)
a primary verb;
How the KJV renders it
kill, sacrifice, slay
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“slay”
“kill”
“sacrifice”
also renders thysía (G2378), ʼishshâh (H801), dᵉbach (H1685), zebach (H2077), chag (H2282), minchâh (H4503)
Answers that weigh this word
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
- Does the Bible forbid eating pork?
- Does Peter's vision in Acts 10 abolish the food laws?
- Does Mark 7:19 declare all foods clean?
- Is eating meat sacrificed to idols permitted?
Where it appears
14 occurrences in the Greek text, first 13 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 5:7 · V-API-3S
Purge out the old yeast, that you may be a new lump, even as you are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed in our place.
1 Corinthians 10:20 · V-PAI-3P
But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I don’t desire that you would have fellowship with demons.
Acts 10:13 · V-AAM-2S
A voice came to him, “Rise, Peter, kill and eat!”
Acts 11:7 · V-AAM-2S
I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter, kill and eat!’
Acts 14:13 · V-PAN
The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.
Acts 14:18 · V-PAN
Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.
John 10:10 V-AAS-3SLuke 15:23 V-AAM-2PLuke 15:27 V-AAI-3SLuke 15:30 V-AAI-2SLuke 22:7 V-PPNMatthew 22:4 V-RPP-NPNMark 14:12 V-IAI-3P
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