King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4967
Transliteration: sphagē
Phonetic Spelling: (sfag-ay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: slaughter
Meaning: slaughter
σφαγή, σφαγῆς, ἡ (σφάζω), slaughter: Acts 8:32 (after Isaiah 53:7); πρόβατα σφαγῆς, sheep destined for slaughter (Zechariah 11:4; Psalm 43:23 ()), Romans 8:36; ἡμέρα σφαγῆς (Jeremiah 12:3), equivalent to day of destruction, James 5:5. (Tragg., Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, and following; the Sept. for טֶבַח, הֲרֵגָה, etc.)
Word Summary
sphagē: slaughter
Original Word: σφαγήTransliteration: sphagē
Phonetic Spelling: (sfag-ay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: slaughter
Meaning: slaughter
Strong's Concordance
slaughter. From sphazo; butchery (of animals for food or sacrifice, or (figuratively) of men (destruction)) -- slaughter.
see GREEK sphazo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4967: σφαγήσφαγή, σφαγῆς, ἡ (σφάζω), slaughter: Acts 8:32 (after Isaiah 53:7); πρόβατα σφαγῆς, sheep destined for slaughter (Zechariah 11:4; Psalm 43:23