Altar
βωμόςStrong’s G1041bōmos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Bōmos is the Greek word usually translated “altar”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.”
Meaning
Usually translated “altar”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- an altar 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
βωμός bōmos · altar
βωμός, -οῦ, ὁ (βαίνω), [in LXX (Hex.) for מִזְבֵּחַ, in Proph., chiefly for בָּמָה ;] 1. any raised place, a platform. 2. an altar: Act.17:23 (cf. θυσιαστήριον and see DB, i, 75). † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “altar” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AL'TAR, noun
[Latin altare, probably from the same root as altus, high.
- A mount; a table or elevated place, on which sacrifices where anciently offered to some deity.
- In modern churches, the communion table; and, figuratively, a church; a place of worship.
- In scripture, Christ is called the altar of Christians, he being the atoning sacrifice for sin.“We have an altar whereof they have no right to eat, who serve tabernacles” Hebrews 13:10
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.