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Strong's #2378 - θυσία
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Ion. -ιη, ἡ, (θύω) prop.
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1. burnt-offering, sacrifice, mostly in pl., v.l. in Batr. 176, cf. Emp. 128.6, etc.; ἐν θυσίησι εἶναι Hdt. 8.99; θυσίαισι δέκεσθαί τινα Pi. P. 5.86, cf. I. 5(4).30; θυσίῃσι ἱλάσκεσθαι τὸν θεόν Hdt. 1.50, cf. 6.105; θυσίας ἔρδειν, ἐπιτελέειν, ἀνάγειν, Id. 1.131, 2.63, 60: also in sg., θυσίαν ποιεῖσθαι, θύειν, Pl. Smp. 174c, R. 362c; ἄγειν Id. Alc. 2.148e; θ. σωτηρίου, αἰνέσεως, τῆς τελειώσεως, LXX Leviticus 3:1, LXX Leviticus 7:2, Exodus 29:34; of the gods, θυσίαν δέχεσθαι A. Th. 701 (lyr.).
2. mode of sacrifice, θ. ἡ αὐτὴ πᾶσι κατέστηκε Hdt. 4.60, cf. 2.39.
3. festival, at which sacrifices were offered, Pl. Phd. 61b, Ti. 26e, al.; θ. καὶ διαγωγαὶ τοῦ συζῆν Arist. Pol. 1280b37, cf. EN 1160a20; περὶ τῶν ἐν Ῥόδῳ θ., title of work by Theognis Hist. generally, rite, ceremony, Plu. 2.693f, Thes. 20.
II victim, offering, Plu. 2.184f, Luc. Sacr. 12.
θυσία, θυσίας, ἡ (θύω) (from Aeschylus down), the Sept. for מִנְחָה an offering, and זֶבַח; a sacrifice, victim;
a. properly: Matthew 9:13 and Matthew 12:7, from Hosea 6:6; Mark 9:40 ((R G L Tr text brackets), see ἁλίζω); Ephesians 5:2; Hebrews 10:5, 28; plural, Mark 12:33; Luke 13:1; Hebrews 9:23; (Hebrews 10:1, 8 (here Rec. singular)); ἀνάγειν θυσίαν τίνι, Acts 7:41; ἀναφέρειν, Hebrews 7:27 (see ἀνάγω, and ἀναφέρω 2); (δοῦναι θυσίαν, Luke 2:24); προσφέρειν, Acts 7:42; Hebrews 5:1; Hebrews 8:3; 10:(
b. in expressions involving a comparison: θυσίαι πνευματικαι (see πνευματικός, 3 a.), 1 Peter 2:5; θυσία, a free gift, which is likened to an offered sacrifice, Philippians 4:18; Hebrews 13:16 (τοιαύταις θυσίαις, i. e. with such things as substitutes for sacrifices God is well pleased); θυσία ζῶσα (see ζάω, II.
b. at the end), Romans 12:1; ἀναφέρειν θυσίαν αἰνέσεως, Hebrews 13:15 (if this meant, as it can mean, αἴνεσιν ὡς θυσίαν, the author would not have added, as he has, the explanation of the words; he must therefore be supposed to have reproduced the Hebrew phrase זִבְחֵי־תּודָה, and then defined this more exactly; Leviticus 7:3 (Leviticus 7:13) (cf. Leviticus 7:2 (Leviticus 7:12)); Psalm 106:22
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θυσία , -ας , ἡ
(θύω ),
[in LXX chiefly for H4503, H2076;]
1. actively, an offering, sacrifice (Hdt., al.).
2. Objectively, that which is offered, a sacrifice: Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7 (LXX), Mark 9:49 (WH, mg.), Ephesians 5:2, Hebrews 10:5; Hebrews 10:26; pl. (as usually in cl.), Mark 12:33, Luke 13:1, Hebrews 9:23; Hebrews 10:1; Hebrews 10:8, (θ . καὶ προσφοράς ); θ . ἀνάγειν , Acts 7:41; ἀναφέρειν , Hebrews 7:27; προσφέρειν , Acts 7:42, Hebrews 5:1; Hebrews 8:3 (δῶρά τε καὶ θ .) Hebrews 10:11-12; Hebrews 11:4; δοῦναι , Luke 2:24; pass., Hebrews 9:9; διὰ τῆς θ . αὐτοῦ , Hebrews 9:26; ἐσθίειν τὰς θ . (Leviticus 7:15 ff) 1 Corinthians 10:18. Metaph., Philippians 4:18, Hebrews 13:16; θ . πνευματικαί , 1 Peter 2:5; θ . ζῶσα , Romans 12:1; θ . αἰνέσεως , Hebrews 13:15; θ . . . . τ . πίστεως , Philippians 2:17.†
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P Hib I. 54.15 (c. B.C. 245) χρεία γάρ ἐστι ταῖς γυναιξὶν πρὸς τὴν θυσίαν, P Tebt I. 33.16 (B.C.112) (= Selections, P. 31) τ ̣ὰ. [. .] . [. . σ ]ταθησόμενα θύματα καὶ τῆς θ ̣υ ̣σ ̣ι ̣[α ]̓, BGU IV. 1198.12 (beginning of i/B.C.) ποιούμενοι ἁγνήας καὶ θυσίας, ib. 1201.8 (A.D. 2) πρὸς τὰς λιτουργείας καὶ θυσείας τῶν θεῶν, P Oxy IX, 1211.1 (ii/A.D.) τὰ πρὸς τὴν θυσίαν τοῦ ἱεοωτάτου Νείλου, P Giss I. 40ii. 21 (A.D. 212) κατάγειν θυσίας εἵνεκεν ταύρους. The libelli of the Decian persecution are regularly addressed—τοῖς ἐπὶ τῶν θυσιῶν ᾑρημένοις, ";to those chosen to superintend the sacrifices,"; or some similar phrase : see e.g. BGU I. 287.1 (A.D. 250) (= Selections, p. 115), and cf. the similar use of θυσιάζω in P Ryl II. 112 (a).10, (b).15, (c).14 (A.D. 250). From the inscrr. we may cite OG1S 59.15 (c. B.C. 188) ὅπως ἔχωσιν εἴς τε τὰς θυσίας καὶ τὸ ἄλειμμα δαπανᾶν, Syll 633.9 (ii/A.D.) ἐὰν δέ τις βιάσηται, ἀπρόσδεκτος ἡ θυσία παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ (cf. Philippians 4:18, Sirach 32:9).
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