ΣΦΑΓΗ, σφαγη
SPHAGĒ, sphagē
Sounds Like: sfah-GAY
Translations: slaughter, a slaughter, sacrifice, a sacrifice
From the root: ΣΦΑΓΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of killing, especially in a violent or ritualistic manner. It can denote a general massacre or the specific act of sacrificing an animal. It is used to describe bloodshed and destruction.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4967 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 135:4
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΦΑΓΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΦΑΓΑΙ — slaughter, a slaughter, massacre, a massacre, carnage, a carnage
- ΣΦΑΓΑΙΣ — to slaughter, to a slaughter, to killing, to a killing, to massacre, to a massacre, to sacrifice, to a sacrifice, to victim, to a victim
- ΣΦΑΓΑΣ — slaughter, a slaughter, massacre, a massacre, carnage, a carnage, sacrifice, a sacrifice
- ΣΦΑΓΗΝ — slaughter, a slaughter, killing, a killing, sacrifice, a sacrifice
- ΣΦΑΓΗΣ — of slaughter, of sacrifice, of a slaughter, of a sacrifice
- ΣΦΑΓΙΑ — sacrifices, slaughtered animals, victims
- ΣΦΑΓ‾Η‾ — slaughter, a slaughter, massacre, a massacre, slaying, a slaying
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