"a victim slaughtered in sacrifice, offering, Acts 7:42*"
Definition and meaning
a victim slaughtered in sacrifice, offering, Acts 7:42*
In the original Greek the word is written: σφάγιον
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of sphagion (G4968) across the King James Bible.
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
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Common questions
Strong's G4968 (sphagion) is a Greek word that means: a victim slaughtered in sacrifice, offering, Acts 7:42* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word sphagion (G4968) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4968 is sphagion, a Greek word defined as: a victim slaughtered in sacrifice, offering, Acts 7:42*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
sphagion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.