Incense altar
θυμιατήριονStrong’s G2369thumiatērion
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Thumiatērion is the Greek word usually translated “altar of incense”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;”
Meaning
Usually translated “altar of incense”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- altar of incense 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
θυμιατήριον thumiatērion · incense altar
θυμιατήριον, -ου, τό (θυμιάω), [in LXX: 2Ch.26:19, Eze.8:11 (קְטֹרֶת), 4Ma.7:11 * ;] 1. as in cl. (Hdt., iv, 162; Thuc., vi, 46) and LXX, a censer: Heb.9:4 (but see infr., and cf. Westc., in l). 2. As in Philo., rer. div., § 46, FlJ, Ant., iv, 2, 4, al., the altar of incense: He, l.with (but see supr. and cf. MM, Exp., xv).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.