Bloodshed
αἱματεκχυσίαStrong’s G0130ahimatekchusia
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ahimatekchusia is the Greek word usually translated “blood-shedding”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”
Meaning
Usually translated “blood-shedding”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- blood-shedding 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
αἱματεκχυσία ahimatekchusia · bloodshed
αἱματεκχυσία, -ας, ἡ (αἷμα, ἐκ, χέω), shedding of blood (Eccl.; Cremer, 71): Heb.9:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bloodshed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BLOOD'SHED, noun
[blood and shed.]
The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; waste of life; the crime of shedding blood.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.