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It is used in the New Testament to describe the act of killing, particularly in a sacrificial or ritualistic sense, as well as in the context of persecution and martyrdom.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, the act of slaughtering animals was a common practice in both religious and secular contexts. Sacrifices were integral to Jewish worship, as prescribed in the Old Testament, where animals were slain as offerings to God. The term "sphazó" would have been understood by early Christians in the context of these sacrificial practices, as well as in the broader Greco-Roman culture where similar rituals were performed. Additionally, the early Christian community faced persecution, and the term also came to be associated with the martyrdom of believers.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from a prim. root sphag-<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to slay, slaughter<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>slain (7), slay (2), slew (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 4969: σφάζω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σφάζω</span></span>, Attic <span class="greek2">σφάττω</span>: future <span class="greek2">σφάξω</span>, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-4.htm">Revelation 6:4</a> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐσφαξα</span>; passive, perfect participle <span class="greek2">ἐσφαγμένος</span>; 2 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐσφαγην</span>; from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> very often for <span class="hebrew">שָׁחַט</span>, <span class="accented">to slay, slaughter, butcher</span>: properly, <span class="greek2">ἀρνίον</span>, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6, 12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-8.htm">Revelation 13:8</a>; <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, to put to death by violence (often so in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down), <a href="/interlinear/1_john/3-12.htm">1 John 3:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-4.htm">Revelation 6:4, 9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24</a>. <span class="greek2">κεφαλή</span> <span class="greek2">ἐσφαγμενη</span> <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">θάνατον</span>, mortally wounded (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> <span class="accented">smitten unto death</span>), <a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-3.htm">Revelation 13:3</a>. (Compare: <span class="greek2">κατασφάζω</span>.)<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>kill, slay, wound. <p>A primary verb; to butcher (especially an animal for food or in sacrifice) or (generally) to slaughter, or (specially), to maim (violently) -- kill, slay, wound. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσφαγης εσφάγης ἐσφάγης εσφαγμενην εσφαγμένην ἐσφαγμένην εσφαγμενον εσφαγμένον ἐσφαγμένον εσφαγμένος εσφαγμενου εσφαγμένου ἐσφαγμένου εσφαγμενων εσφαγμένων ἐσφαγμένων έσφαζον έσφαξαν έσφαξας έσφαξε εσφαξεν έσφαξεν ἔσφαξεν εσφενδόνισε εσφηνωμεναιω εσφήνωσε έσφιγξαν σφαγέντος σφαγήναι σφαγήσονται σφάζε σφάζειν σφάζετε σφάζοντες σφάζουσι σφαζωσιν σφάξαι σφάξατε σφάξει σφάξεις σφάξετε σφάξη σφάξης σφάξον σφάξουσι σφαξουσιν σφαξούσιν σφάξουσιν σφάξω σφάξωσι σφάξωσιν σφενδόνας σφενδόνη σφένδονη σφενδόνης σφενδονήσεις σφενδονήται σφηκίαν σφηκίας σφίγγεται σφίγξεις esphages esphagēs espháges esphágēs esphagmenen esphagmenēn esphagménen esphagménēn esphagmenon esphagmenōn esphagménon esphagménōn esphagmenou esphagménou esphaxen ésphaxen sphaxousin spháxousin<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/1_john/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 John 3:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἦν καὶ <b>ἔσφαξεν</b> τὸν ἀδελφὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_john/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> one <span class="itali">and slew</span> his brother.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_john/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that wicked one, and <span class="itali">slew</span> his brother.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was and <span class="itali">slew</span> the brother<p><b><a href="/text/1_john/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 John 3:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χάριν τίνος <b>ἔσφαξεν</b> αὐτόν ὅτι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_john/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> reason <span class="itali">did he slay</span> him? Because<br><a href="/kjvs/1_john/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And wherefore <span class="itali">slew</span> he him? Because<br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on account of what <span class="itali">he slayed</span> him because<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/5-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 5:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular">V-RPM/P-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἑστηκὸς ὡς <b>ἐσφαγμένον</b> ἔχων κέρατα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> standing, as if <span class="itali">slain,</span> having seven<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as <span class="itali">it had been slain,</span> having<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/5-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> standing as <span class="itali">having been slain</span> having horns<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/5-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 5:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular">V-AIP-2S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ ὅτι <b>ἐσφάγης</b> καὶ ἠγόρασας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> its seals; <span class="itali">for You were slain,</span> and purchased<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for <span class="itali">thou wast slain,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/5-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of it because <span class="itali">you were slain</span> and did purchase<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 5:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular">V-RPM/P-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀρνίον τὸ <b>ἐσφαγμένον</b> λαβεῖν τὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is the Lamb <span class="itali">that was slain</span> to receive<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the Lamb <span class="itali">that was slain</span> to receive<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Lamb who <span class="itali">has been slain</span> to receive the<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 6:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-FIA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἵνα ἀλλήλους <b>σφάξουσιν</b> καὶ ἐδόθη</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from the earth, <span class="itali">and that [men] would slay</span> one another;<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that <span class="itali">they should kill</span> one another:<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that one another <span class="itali">they should slay</span> and was given<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 6:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural">V-RPM/P-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ψυχὰς τῶν <b>ἐσφαγμένων</b> διὰ τὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of those <span class="itali">who had been slain</span> because<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the souls <span class="itali">of them that were slain</span> for<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> souls of those <span class="itali">having been slain</span> because of the<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/13-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 13:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular">V-RPM/P-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ ὡς <b>ἐσφαγμένην</b> εἰς θάνατον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as if <span class="itali">it had been slain,</span> and his fatal<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> heads as it were <span class="itali">wounded</span> to death;<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of it as <span class="itali">slain</span> to death<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/13-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 13:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular">V-RPM/P-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀρνίου τοῦ <b>ἐσφαγμένου</b> ἀπὸ καταβολῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the Lamb <span class="itali">who has been slain.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the Lamb <span class="itali">slain</span> from<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Lamb who was <span class="itali">slain</span> from [the] founding<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/18-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 18:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural">V-RPM/P-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πάντων τῶν <b>ἐσφαγμένων</b> ἐπὶ τῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and of all <span class="itali">who have been slain</span> on the earth.<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of all <span class="itali">that were slain</span> upon<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of all those <span class="itali">slain</span> on the<p><b><a href="/greek/4969.htm">Strong's Greek 4969</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4969.htm">10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/esphage_s_4969.htm">ἐσφάγης — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/esphagmene_n_4969.htm">ἐσφαγμένην — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/esphagmeno_n_4969.htm">ἐσφαγμένων — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/esphagmenon_4969.htm">ἐσφαγμένον — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/esphagmenou_4969.htm">ἐσφαγμένου — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/esphaxen_4969.htm">ἔσφαξεν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sphaxousin_4969.htm">σφάξουσιν — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4968.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4968"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4968" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4970.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4970"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4970" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>