The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

σφαγή

Lemmaσφαγή
Citation formσφαγή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossslaughter, sacrifice
Strong’sG4967
Transliterationsphagḗ
Definitionbutchery (of animals for food or sacrifice, or (figuratively) of men (destruction))
KJV glosses:--slaughter.
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences3

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
σφαγὴν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-)Acts 8:32
σφαγῆς
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-)Romans 8:36
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-)James 5:5

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σφαγη.