Strong's Number G2379

θυσιαστήριον

thusiasterion · thoo-see-as-tay'-ree-on

Transliteration:

thusiasterion{thoo-see-as-tay'-ree-on}

Word Origin:

from a derivative of 2378

TDNT:

3:180,342

Part of Speech:

noun neuter

Strong's Definition:

a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative)

Usage in the KJV:

altar 23

Total: 23
Occurs 23 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

the altar for slaying and burning of victims used of
1. the altar of whole burnt offerings which stood in the court of the priests in the temple at Jerusalem
2. the altar of incense which stood in the sanctuary or the Holy Place
3. any other altar
  1. metaph., the cross on which Christ suffered an expiatory death: to eat of this altar i.e. to appropriate to one's self the fruits of Christ's expiatory death