θύωthýō
properly, to rush (breathe hard, blow, smoke), i.e. (by implication) to sacrifice (properly, by fire, but genitive case); by extension to immolate (slaughter for any purpose)
Greek (New Testament) · G2380
Meanings
1. to offer first fruits to a god.
2. to sacrifice by slaying a victim, offer sacrifice: Acts 14:13; with dative of person, Acts 14:18; id. with accusative of thing, 1 Corinthians 10:20.
3. to slay, kill: John 10:10, Acts 10:13, Acts 11:7; with accusative of thing, Luke 15:23, Luke 15:27, Luke 15:30; passive, Matthew 22:4; τὸ πάσχα (Exodus 12:21), Mark 14:12; passive, Luke 22:7, 1 Corinthians 5:7.
Same root
- θύελλαthýella · G2366
- θυμόςthymós · G2372passion (as if breathing hard)
- θύϊνοςthýïnos · G2367denoting a certain fragrant tree); made of citron-wood
- εἰδωλόθυτονeidōlóthyton · G1494an image-sacrifice, i.e. part of an idolatrous offering
- θυσίαthysía · G2378sacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively)
- θυμιάωthymiáō · G2370to fumigate, i.e. offer aromatic fumes
Where it appears
Appears 14 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 22:4 “So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!’
- Mark 14:12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go to prepare the Passover meal for you?”
- Luke 15:23 And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,
- Luke 15:27 ‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.’
- Luke 15:30 Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!’
- Luke 22:7 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread arrived, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.