σφαγή
sphagē
“slaughter”
Definition
butchery (of animals for food or sacrifice, or (figuratively) of men (destruction))
from G4969 (σφάζω);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
σφαγή appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture:“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,and as a lamb before the shearer is silent,so He did not open His mouth.
You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
As it is written:“For Your sake we face death all day long;we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
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