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θυσιαστήριον

Strong’s: G2379

Associated OET lemmas: θυσιαστήριον

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: θυσιαστήριον; -ου

Related lemmas: θύω

Sense 1: altar

Semantic entry: 6.114

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Furniture

Definition: any type of altar or object where gifts may be placed and ritual observances carried out in honor of supernatural beings (in the NT θυσιαστήριον is employed to refer to a number of different types of altars; including the altar for burnt offerings in the Temple; the altar of incense; the altar which Abraham built; and the heavenly altar mentioned in the book of Revelation).

Notes: A descriptive equivalent of ‘altar’ occurs in some languages as ‘a place where offerings are made to God’ or ‘a place where gifts are given to God.’ In some contexts it may be necessary to add phrases such as ‘where sacrifices are burned to God’ or ‘where incense is burned to honor God.’

MAT 5:23: RV MAT 5:23 · LV MAT 5:23 · Read together MAT 5:23

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OET-RV MAT 5:23

23 So if you’re there at the altar to offer your gift and remember that someone has something against you,

OET-LV MAT 5:23

23 Therefore if you _may _be _offering the gift of _you at the altar, and _there you _may _be _reminded that the brother of _you is _having something against you,

MAT 5:24: RV MAT 5:24 · LV MAT 5:24 · Read together MAT 5:24

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OET-RV MAT 5:24

24 leave your gift there at the altar and go and sort that out first, before coming back to offer your gift.

OET-LV MAT 5:24

24 leave the gift of _you there before the altar.
And be _going _away, first be _reconciled to _the brother of _you, and then having _come, be _offering the gift of _you.

All 21 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 5:23–24 · RV MAT 23:18–20 · RV MAT 23:35 · LV MAT 5:23–24 · LV MAT 23:18–20 · LV MAT 23:35 · Read together MAT 5:23–24 · Read together MAT 23:18–20 · Read together MAT 23:35

LUK: RV LUK 1:11 · RV LUK 11:51 · LV LUK 1:11 · LV LUK 11:51 · Read together LUK 1:11 · Read together LUK 11:51

ROM: RV ROM 11:3 · LV ROM 11:3 · Read together ROM 11:3

CO1: RV CO1 9:13 · RV CO1 10:18 · LV CO1 9:13 · LV CO1 10:18 · Read together CO1 9:13 · Read together CO1 10:18

HEB: RV HEB 7:13 · RV HEB 13:10 · LV HEB 7:13 · LV HEB 13:10 · Read together HEB 7:13 · Read together HEB 13:10

JAM: RV JAM 2:21 · LV JAM 2:21 · Read together JAM 2:21

REV: RV REV 6:9 · RV REV 8:3 · RV REV 8:5 · RV REV 9:13 · RV REV 11:1 · RV REV 14:18 · RV REV 16:7 · LV REV 6:9 · LV REV 8:3 · LV REV 8:5 · LV REV 9:13 · LV REV 11:1 · LV REV 14:18 · LV REV 16:7 · Read together REV 6:9 · Read together REV 8:3 · Read together REV 8:5 · Read together REV 9:13 · Read together REV 11:1 · Read together REV 14:18 · Read together REV 16:7