θύω
thýō
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)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primary verb;
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)
- 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)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: kill, (do) sacrifice, slay
Usage
14 occurrences · 0 OT · 14 NT · 13 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- are killed1 · 7%
- they killed1 · 7%
- and kill1 · 7%
- hath killed1 · 7%
- thou hast killed1 · 7%
- be killed1 · 7%
- to kill1 · 7%
- kill1 · 7%
- slay1 · 7%
- have done sacrifice1 · 7%
- that they had1 · 7%
- done sacrifice1 · 7%
- is sacrificed1 · 7%
- sacrifice1 · 7%
- they sacrifice1 · 7%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.