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Koine Greek wordlink #89033

SR GNT Acts 8:32 σφαγὴν (sfagaʸn) ‘as a sheep to the slaughter he was led and as’ Strongs=49670 Lemma=sfagē
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular

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Only use of identical word form σφαγὴν (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σφαγὴν’ (N-AFS) is always and only glossed as ‘the slaughter’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘sfagē’ have 2 different glosses: ‘the slaughter’, ‘of slaughter’.

Greek words (3) other than σφαγὴν (N-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘slaughter’

ROM 8:36 σφαγῆς (sfagaʸs) N-GFS ‘we were counted as sheep of slaughter’ SR GNT Rom 8:36 word 14

HEB 7:1 κοπῆς (kopaʸs) N-GFS Lemma=kopē ‘returning from the slaughter of the kings and’ SR GNT Heb 7:1 word 21

YAC 5:5 σφαγῆς (sfagaʸs) N-GFS ‘of you_all in the day of slaughter’ SR GNT Yac 5:5 word 16

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular