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In the New Testament, it is used to describe both literal and metaphorical acts of killing, emphasizing the severity and finality of the action.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, "sphagé" was commonly associated with sacrificial practices, where animals were slaughtered as offerings to deities. This concept was also present in Jewish sacrificial rituals, where animals were slain as part of worship and atonement for sin. The term carries connotations of both religious sacrifice and violent death, reflecting the gravity of such acts in ancient societies.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4969.htm">sphazó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>slaughter<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>slaughter (2), slaughtered (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4967: σφαγή</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σφαγή</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σφαγῆς</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">σφάζω</span>), <span class="accented">slaughter</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/8-32.htm">Acts 8:32</a> (after <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a>); <span class="greek2">πρόβατα</span> <span class="greek2">σφαγῆς</span>, <span class="accented">sheep destined for slaughter</span> (<a href="/interlinear/zechariah/11-4.htm">Zechariah 11:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/43-23.htm">Psalm 43:23</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 44:23>)), <a href="/interlinear/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a>; <span class="greek2">ἡμέρα</span> <span class="greek2">σφαγῆς</span> (<a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Jeremiah 12:3</a>), equivalent to day of destruction, <a href="/interlinear/james/5-5.htm">James 5:5</a>. (Tragg., <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, and following; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">טֶבַח</span>, <span class="hebrew">הֲרֵגָה</span>, etc.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>slaughter. <p>From <a href="/greek/4969.htm">sphazo</a>; butchery (of animals for food or sacrifice, or (figuratively) of men (destruction)) -- slaughter. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4969.htm">sphazo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>σφαγή σφαγην σφαγήν σφαγὴν σφαγης σφαγής σφαγῆς sphagen sphagēn sphagḕn sphages sphagês sphagēs sphagē̂s<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/8-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 8:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρόβατον ἐπὶ <b>σφαγὴν</b> ἤχθη καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AS A SHEEP <span class="itali">TO SLAUGHTER;</span> AND AS A LAMB<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a sheep to <span class="itali">the slaughter;</span> and like<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a sheep to <span class="itali">slaughter</span> he was led and<p><b><a href="/text/romans/8-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 8:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὡς πρόβατα <b>σφαγῆς</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AS SHEEP <span class="itali">TO BE SLAUGHTERED.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as sheep <span class="itali">for the slaughter.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> as sheep <span class="itali">of slaughter</span><p><b><a href="/text/james/5-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 5:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν ἡμέρᾳ <b>σφαγῆς</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> your hearts in a day <span class="itali">of slaughter.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/james/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in a day <span class="itali">of slaughter.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/james/5-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in a day <span class="itali">of slaughter</span><p><b><a href="/greek/4967.htm">Strong's Greek 4967</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4967.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/sphage_n_4967.htm">σφαγὴν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sphage_s_4967.htm">σφαγῆς — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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