Word Study · Strong's G2379 · Greek
θυσιαστήριον
thysiasterion
thoo-see-as-tay'-ree-on
Strong's 1890 spelling: thysiastḗrion
“a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative)
Rendered in the KJV as
altar.
- 23occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 23 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- θυσιαστηρίου10
- θυσιαστήριον4
- θυσιαστηρίῳ3
- θυσιαστήριά1
- θυσιαστήριον,1
- θυσιαστήριον;1
- θυσιαστηρίου.1
- θυσιαστηρίῳ,1
- θυσιαστηρίῳ.1
How it is rendered · 6
- altar16
- altar,2
- altar.2
- altar?1
- altars1
- an altar1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular11
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular5
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular5
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSN · 11
- N-ASN · 5
- N-DSN · 5
- N-APN · 1
- N-NSN · 1
All 23, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Revelation8 of 23 · 35%
- Matthew6 of 23 · 26%
- 1 Corinthians3 of 23 · 13%
- Luke2 of 23 · 9%
- Hebrews2 of 23 · 9%
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Matthew6 occurrences
- Matthew 5:23θυσιαστήριονthusiastērionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularSo if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,here: altar
- Matthew 5:24θυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularleave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.here: altar
- Matthew 23:18θυσιαστηρίῳ,thusiastēriōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularAnd you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’here: altar,
- Matthew 23:19θυσιαστήριονthusiastērionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularYou blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?here: altar
- Matthew 23:20θυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularSo then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.here: altar
- Matthew 23:35θυσιαστηρίου.thusiastēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAnd so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.here: altar.
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 1:11θυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularJust then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.here: altar
- Luke 11:51θυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularfrom the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.here: altar
1 Corinthians3 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 9:13θυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularDo you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?here: altar
- 1 Corinthians 9:13θυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularDo you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?here: altar
- 1 Corinthians 10:18θυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularConsider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?here: altar
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 7:13θυσιαστηρίῳ.thusiastēriōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularHe of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.here: altar.
- Hebrews 13:10θυσιαστήριονthusiastērionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularWe have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.here: an altar
Revelation8 occurrences
- Revelation 6:9θυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAnd when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.here: altar
- Revelation 8:3θυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThen another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.here: altar
- Revelation 8:3θυσιαστήριονthusiastērionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThen another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.here: altar
- Revelation 8:5θυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThen the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, and rumblings, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.here: altar
- Revelation 9:13θυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularThen the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before Godhere: altar
- Revelation 11:1θυσιαστήριον,thusiastērionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThen I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.here: altar,
- Revelation 14:18θυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularStill another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”here: altar
- Revelation 16:7θυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAnd I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”here: altar