noun · neuter
holokautōmem
Greekὁλοκαύτωμα (holokautōma)
Strong’sG3646
a whole burnt offering
stem holokautōm-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ὁλοκαύτωμα, -τος, τό
(< ὅλος, καίω), [in LXX chiefly for עֹלָה;]
SYN.: v.s. θυσία.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3646 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | holokautōmem | holokautōmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | holokautōmeu | holokautōmeiu1×ὁλοκαυτωμάτων |
| to, for dative | holokautōme | holokautōmei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
holokautōme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
holokautōmeiu“burnt offerings”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Mark 12:33“burnt offerings”kai tem agaparō auton ek holau tau kardiau kai ek holau tau sunesiau kai ek holau tau ischuau kai tem agaparō ton plēsion hōs heauton perissoterem atō panteiu teiu holokautōmeiu kai thusiaiu.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. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
holokautōmeim2×
Hebrews 10:6“burnt offerings”holokautōmeim kai peri hamartau ouk eudokasa.In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.
Hebrews 10:8“burnt offerings”anōterem legarōtos hoti Thusiain kai prosforain kai holokautōmeim kai peri hamartau ouk thelasa oude eudokasa, hotinais kata nomon prosferilō,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).