What does σφαγή (sphagḗ) mean in the Bible?
σφαγή (sphagḗ) is a Greek word meaning "slaughter".
Greek · G4967
σφαγή
Slaughter
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σφαγήG4967
Pronunciationsphagḗ
What does σφαγή (sphagḗ) mean in the Bible?
σφαγή (sphagḗ) is a Greek word meaning "slaughter".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4967?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the] slaughter (1), of slaughter (1), to be slaughtered (1).
Where does σφαγή (sphagḗ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 8:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), James (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[the] slaughter1×Acts 8:32
of slaughter1×James 5:5
to be slaughtered1×Romans 8:36
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 8:32
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Acts1Romans1James1
Source forms
σφαγῆς2xsphagēsRomans 8:36, James 5:5
σφαγὴν1xsphagēnActs 8:32
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular2xRomans 8:36, James 5:5
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xActs 8:32
Evidence Summary
Greek word. slaughter
Strong'sG4967
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
slaughter
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 8:32Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
σφαγὴνsfaghn
slaughter, sacrifice
Read verseRomans 8:36Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
σφαγῆς.sfaghv
slaughter, sacrifice
Read verseJames 5:5Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
σφαγῆς.sfaghv
slaughter, sacrifice
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineRom 8:36 · Jas 5:52×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineActs 8:321×
Word Origins
σφαγή is built from this root:
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