Redirected from ϲφαγιαϲαι, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΣΦΑΓΙΑΣΑΙ, σφαγιασαι
SPHAGIASAI, sphagiasai
Sounds Like: sfah-gee-AH-sai
Translations: to slaughter, to sacrifice, to kill
From the root: ΣΦΑΓΙΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to slaughter, sacrifice, or kill, often in a ritualistic or violent manner. It describes the act of taking a life, particularly in the context of an offering or a violent death. It can be used to refer to the killing of animals for food or sacrifice, or the violent death of people.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4967 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 16:20
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 16:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΦΑΓΙΑΖΩ.
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.
- ΣΦΑΓΙΑΖΩ — to slaughter, to sacrifice, to slay
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