θυσιαστήριονthysiastḗrion
an altar
Greek (New Testament) · G2379
Meanings
(a) generally, James 2:21; plural, Romans 11:3(LXX); metaphorically, Hebrews 13:10
(b) of the altar of burnt-offering in the Temple, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:24, Matthew 23:18-20, Matthew 23:35, Luke 11:51, 1 Corinthians 9:13, 1 Corinthians 10:18, Hebrews 7:13, Revelation 11:1
(c) of the altar of incense in the sanctuary (Exodus 30:1, and elsewhere), Luke 1:11; symbolically in Heaven, Revelation 6:9, Revelation 8:3, Revelation 8:5, Revelation 9:13, Revelation 14:18, Revelation 16:7.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 23 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:23 “So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you,
- Matthew 5:24 leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.
- Matthew 23:18 And you say that to swear ‘by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding.
- Matthew 23:19 How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
- Matthew 23:20 When you swear ‘by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it.
- Matthew 23:35 As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time—from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.