To sacrifice
θύωStrong’s G2380thuō
Appears in 13 verses of the New Testament
In short
Thuō is the Greek word usually translated “do kill”, “sacrifice” and “killed”. It appears in 13 verses of the New Testament.
“Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do kill”, “sacrifice” and “killed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do kill 3
- they sacrifice 2
- killed 1
- they were to sacrifice 1
- has killed 1
- you have killed 1
- to be sacrificed 1
- shall kill 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 4
- Acts 4
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- John 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 14:12And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
- Luke 15:23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
- Luke 15:27And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
- Luke 15:30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
- Luke 22:7Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
- John 10:10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Greek dictionary
θύω thuō · to sacrifice
θύω [in LXX chiefly for זָבַח, also for שָׁחַט, etc. ;] as in c1.; 1. to offer first fruits to a god. 2. to sacrifice by slaying a victim, offer sacrifice: Act.14:13; with dative of person(s), Act.14:18; id. with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.10:20. 3. to slay, kill: Jhn.10:10, Act.10:13 11:7; with accusative of thing(s), Luk.15:23, 27 15:30; pass., Mat.22:4; τὸ πάσχα (Exo.12:21), Mrk.14:12; pass., Luk.22:7, 1Co.5:7.† (AS)
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.