Strong's Greek · G4967

G4967 sphagḗ

σφαγή

sfag-ay'

slaughter

Looking for Hebrew H4967 Mᵉthûwshâʼêl? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G4967. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

sphagḗ appears 3 times in Scripture, in Acts 8:32, Romans 8:36 and James 5:5. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

butchery (of animals for food or sacrifice, or (figuratively) of men (destruction))

In the King James Version

slaughter

Derivation

from G4969 (σφάζω);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Acts 8:32

“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.”

James 5:5

“You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.”

Romans 8:36

“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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).