Sacrifice
θυσίαStrong’s G2378thusia
Appears in 29 verses of the New Testament
In short
Thusia is the Greek word usually translated “sacrifices” and “sacrifice”. It appears in 29 verses of the New Testament.
“But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sacrifices” and “sacrifice”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sacrifices 14
- sacrifice 9
- a sacrifice 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 15
- Matthew 2
- Mark 2
- Luke 2
- Acts 2
- Philippians 2
10 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 12:7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
- Mark 9:49For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
- Mark 12:33And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
- Luke 2:24And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
- Luke 13:1There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
- Acts 7:41And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
Greek dictionary
θυσία thusia · sacrifice
θυσία, -ας, ἡ (θύω) [in LXX chiefly for מִנְחָה, זָבַח ;] 1. actively, an offering, sacrifice (Hdt., al.) 2. Objectively, that which is offered, a sacrifice: Mat.9:13 12:7" (LXX), Mrk.9:49 (WH, mg.), Eph.5:2, Heb.10:5, 26; pl. (as usually in cl.), Mrk.12:33, Luk.13:1, Heb.9:23 10:1, 8, (θ. καὶ προσφοράς); θ. ἀνάγειν, Act.7:41; ἀναφέρειν, Heb.7:27; προσφέρειν, Act.7:42, Heb.5:1 8:3 (δῶρά τε καὶ θ.) Heb.10:11-12 11:4; δοῦναι, Luk.2:24; pass., Heb.9:9; διὰ τῆς θ. αὐτοῦ, Heb.9:26; ἐσθίειν τὰς θ. (Lev.7:15 ff) 1Co.10:18. Metaphorical, Php.4:18, Heb.13:16; θ. πνευματικαί, 1Pe.2:5; θ. ζῶσα, Rom.12: …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sacrifice” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SAC'RIFICE, verb transitive
sac'rifize. [Latin sacrifico; sacer, sacred, and facio, to make.]
- To offer to God in homage or worship, by killing and consuming, as victims on an altar; to immolate, either as an atonement for sin, or to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a lamb. 2 Samuel 6:13
- To destroy, surrender or suffer to be lost for the sake of obtaining something; as, to sacrifice the peace of the church to a little vain curiosity.
- To devote with loss.
- To destroy; to kill.
All definitions and other forms of “sacrifice”
SAC'RIFICE, verb intransitive
To make offerings to God by the slaughter and burning of victims, or of some part of them.
SAC'RIFICE, noun
[Latin sacrificium.]
- An offering made to God by killing and burning some animal upon an altar, as an acknowledgment of his power and providence, or to make atonement for sin, appease his wrath or conciliate his favor, or to express thankfulness for his benefits.
- The thing offered to God, or immolated by an act of religion.
- Destruction, surrender or loss made or incurred for gaining some object, or for obliging another; as the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest.
- Any thing destroyed.
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.