Greek word study
θύω G2380
- Transliteration
- thýō
- KJV glosses
- kill, (do) sacrifice, slay
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information