ὁλοκαύτωμα
holokautōma
“burnt offering”
Definition
a wholly-consumed sacrifice ("holocaust")
from a derivative of a compound of G3650 (ὅλος) and a derivative of G2545 (καίω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
ὁλοκαύτωμα appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
In burnt offerings and sin offeringsYou took no delight.
In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).
and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.