noun · neuter
thusiastēriem
Greekθυσιαστήριον (thusiastērion)
Strong’sG2379
an altar
stem thusiastēri-23 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† θυσιαστήριον, -ου, τό
(< θυσιάζω, to sacrifice), [in LXX (where the word first appears) very freq., nearly always for מִזְבֵּחַ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2379 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthoo-see-as-tay'-ree-on
a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative)
Fromfrom a derivative of G2378;
King Jamesaltar.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | thusiastēriem1×θυσιαστήριον | thusiastērieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | thusiastērieu11×θυσιαστηρίου | thusiastērieiu |
| to, for dative | thusiastērie5×θυσιαστηρίῳ | thusiastēriei |
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
thusiastērie 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
23 occurrences, every one of them listed
thusiastēriem“altar”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Matthew 23:19“altar”tufloir, tinem gar megoterem, tem dōrem ē tem thusiastēriem tem hagiazarōtem tem dōrem?You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
thusiastērieu“altar”of, belonging togenitive singular11×
Matthew 5:24“altar”afiēkasar ekei tem dōrem su emprosthen teu thusiastērieu kai hupagasōr prōtem diallassisar to adelfo su, kai tote ercharatos prosferasōr tem dōrem su.leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 23:35“altar”hopōs erchateia epi vin pantem haimem dikaiem ekchirōtem epi tau gēau apo teu haimeu Habel tou dikaiou heōs teu haimeu Zachariou huiou Barachiou, hon foneuava metaxu tou naou kai teu thusiastērieu.And 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.
Luke 1:11“altar”horita de auto angelos kuriou histanarētos ek dexeiu teu thusiastērieu teu thumiameu.Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
Luke 11:51“altar”apo haimeu Habel heōs haimeu Zachariou tou apollueratou metaxu teu thusiastērieu kai tou oikou; nai, legamō vi, ekzētiti apo tau geneau houtau.from 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.
1 Corinthians 10:18“altar”blepavōr ton Israēl kata sarxan; ouk tois esthiarōtois tain thusiain koinōnois teu thusiastērieu alō?Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?
Revelation 6:9“altar”Kai hote anoigata tan pemptan sfragian, horama hupokatō teu thusiastērieu tain psuchain toiu sfazirētoiu dia ton logon tou theou kai dia tan marturian han echale.And 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.
Revelation 8:3“altar”Kai allos angelos erchata kai histanita epi teu thusiastērieu echarōtos libanōton chrusouon, kai dōita auto thumiameim polleim hina dōati tai proseuchai toiu hagioiu pantoiu epi tem thusiastēriem tem chrusouem tem enōpion tou thronou.Then 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.
Revelation 8:5“altar”kai lambatē tos angelos ton libanōton, kai gemizata auton ek teu pureu teu thusiastērieu, kai ballata eis tan gēan; kai ginela brontais kai fōnais kai astrapais kai seismos.Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
Revelation 9:13“altar”Kai tos hektos angelos salpizata; kai akouama fōnan henan ek teiu kerateiu teu thusiastērieu teu chrusoueu teu enōpion tou theou,Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
Revelation 14:18“altar”kai allos angelos ek teu thusiastērieu, tos echarōtos exousian epi teu pureu, kai fōnata fōna mega to echarōto tem drepanem tem oxuem legarōtos; Pempasar su tem drepanem tem oxuem kai trugasar toin botruoin tau ampelau tau gēau, hoti akmazala tais stafulais autau.Still 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.”
Revelation 16:7“altar”kai akouama teu thusiastērieu legarōteu; Nai, kurior, tor theor, tor pantokratōror, alēthinais kai dikaiais tais krisiais su.And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”
thusiastērie“altar”to, fordative singular5×
Matthew 23:18“altar”kai; Hos an omnuateia en te thusiastērie, oudenem atō, hos de an omnuateia en te dōre te epanō auteu ofeilatō.And 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.’
Matthew 23:20“altar”tos oun omnuaratos en te thusiastērie omnuatō en aute kai en pantei tei epanō auteu;So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
1 Corinthians 9:13“altar”ouk oidavē hoti tois teim hiereim ergazerōtois teim ek teu hiereu esthialō, tois te thusiastērie paredreuarōtois te thusiastērie summerizelō?Do 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?
1 Corinthians 9:13“altar”ouk oidavē hoti tois teim hiereim ergazerōtois teim ek teu hiereu esthialō, tois te thusiastērie paredreuarōtois te thusiastērie summerizelō?Do 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?
Hebrews 7:13“altar”epi hon gar legitō houteim fulau heterau metechatē, apo hau oudenos prosechatē te thusiastērie;He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
thusiastēriem5×
Matthew 5:23“altar”ean oun prosferaseiō tem dōrem su epi tem thusiastēriem kakei mimnēskiseia hoti tos adelfos su echatō tinem kata su,So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
Hebrews 13:10“altar”echanō thusiastēriem ek heu esthiara ouk echalō exousian tois ta skēna latreuarōtois.We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
James 2:21“altar”Abraam tos patēros nu ouk ek ergeiu dikaiita, anaferaratos Isaak ton huion autou epi tem thusiastēriem?Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
Revelation 8:3“altar”Kai allos angelos erchata kai histanita epi teu thusiastērieu echarōtos libanōton chrusouon, kai dōita auto thumiameim polleim hina dōati tai proseuchai toiu hagioiu pantoiu epi tem thusiastēriem tem chrusouem tem enōpion tou thronou.Then 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.
Revelation 11:1“altar”Kai dōita mi kalamos homoios rabda, legarōtos; Egeirasōr kai metrasar ton naon tou theou kai tem thusiastēriem kai toin proskunarōtoin en auto.Then 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.
thusiastērieim1×
Romans 11:3“altars”Kurior, toin profētoin su apokteinala, teim thusiastērieim su kataskaptala, kamis hupoleipima monos, kai zētalō tan psuchan mu.“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?