θυμιαστήριονthymiastḗrion
a place of fumigation, i.e. the alter of incense (in the Temple)
Greek (New Testament) · G2369
Meanings
1. as in classical Greek and LXX, a censer: Hebrews 9:4.
2. As in Philo., rer. div., § 46, FlJ, Ant., iv, 2, 4, and elsewhere, the altar of incense: Hebrews 9:4.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Hebrews 9:4 In that room were a gold incense altar and a wooden chest called the Ark of the Covenant, which was covered with gold on all sides. Inside the Ark were a gold jar containing manna, Aaron’s staff that sprouted leaves, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.