UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: θύω; aor.pass.; ἐτύθην

Related lemmas: εἰδωλόθυτον · θύελλα · θύϊνος · θυμίαμα · θυμιατήριον · θυμιάω · θυσία · θυσιαστήριον · ἱερόθυτος

Sense 1: to sacrifice, to make a sacrifice

Semantic entry: 53.19

Semantic domains: Religious Activities

Subdomains: Offering, Sacrifice

Definition: to slaughter an animal in a ritual manner as a sacrifice to deity

MRK 14:12: RV MRK 14:12 · LV MRK 14:12 · Read together MRK 14:12

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OET-RV MRK 14:12

12 On the first day of the Flat Bread Celebration when the lambs would be slaughtered ready for the special Passover meal, Yeshua’s (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) apprentices asked him, “Where do you want us to get everything ready for our Passover meal?”

OET-LV MRK 14:12

12 And on _the first day of_ the _non-fermented bread, when they _were _sacrificing the passover_feast, the apprentices/followers of _him are _saying to _him:
Where are _you _wanting having _gone _away we _may _prepare in _order _that you _may _eat the passover_feast?

ACT 14:13: RV ACT 14:13 · LV ACT 14:13 · Read together ACT 14:13

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OET-RV ACT 14:13

13 And the priest of Zeus wanted to sacrifice with the crowds, so he brought bulls and garlands of flowers to the city gates from the temple on the path to the city.

OET-LV ACT 14:13

13 And the the_priest of_ the _Zeus, which being before the city, having _brought bulls and garlands to the gates, he _was _wanting to _be _sacrificing with the crowds.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: RV MRK 14:12 · LV MRK 14:12 · Read together MRK 14:12

ACT: RV ACT 14:13 · RV ACT 14:18 · LV ACT 14:13 · LV ACT 14:18 · Read together ACT 14:13 · Read together ACT 14:18

CO1: RV CO1 5:7 · RV CO1 10:20 · LV CO1 5:7 · LV CO1 10:20 · Read together CO1 5:7 · Read together CO1 10:20

Sense 2: to slaughter, to kill

Semantic entry: 20.72

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Kill

Definition: to slaughter, either animals or persons; in contexts referring to persons, the implication is of violence and mercilessness

MAT 22:4: RV MAT 22:4 · LV MAT 22:4 · Read together MAT 22:4

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OET-RV MAT 22:4

4 So he sent out some other slaves, instructing them, ‘Tell the people who were invited: Listen, I’ve prepared the dinner, including some of my grain-fed beef. and everything’s now ready. Come to the wedding and celebrate.’

OET-LV MAT 22:4

4 Again he _sent _out other slaves saying:
Say to _the ones having _been _invited:
Behold, I _have _prepared the dinner of _me, the bulls of _me, and the grain _fed having _been _sacrificed, and all things are _ready, come to the wedding _festivities.

LUK 15:23: RV LUK 15:23 · LV LUK 15:23 · Read together LUK 15:23

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OET-RV LUK 15:23

23 Then get the grain-fed calf and slaughter it so we can celebrate with a feast,

OET-LV LUK 15:23

23 and be _bringing the the grain _fed calf, sacrifice it, and having _eaten we _may _be _gladdened.

All 8 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 22:4 · LV MAT 22:4 · Read together MAT 22:4

LUK: RV LUK 15:23 · RV LUK 15:27 · RV LUK 15:30 · RV LUK 22:7 · LV LUK 15:23 · LV LUK 15:27 · LV LUK 15:30 · LV LUK 22:7 · Read together LUK 15:23 · Read together LUK 15:27 · Read together LUK 15:30 · Read together LUK 22:7

JHN: RV JHN 10:10 · LV JHN 10:10 · Read together JHN 10:10

ACT: RV ACT 10:13 · RV ACT 11:7 · LV ACT 10:13 · LV ACT 11:7 · Read together ACT 10:13 · Read together ACT 11:7

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

θύω

Form 1

Sense 1: to sacrifice, to make a sacrifice

Sense 2: to slaughter, to kill