sphazō · slaughter, murder

What it means

sphazō (σφάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “slaughter, murder”.

To kill violently, to slaughter.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To take life violently, as a lamb is killed for sacrifice.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• slaughtered ×7
• did he murder ×1
• murdered ×1
• would slaughter ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 John×2
• Revelation×8

• 1 John 3:12

  not as Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

• Revelation 5:6

  And I saw in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

• Revelation 5:9

  And they sing a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slaughtered, and by your blood you bought for God people from every tribe and language and people and nation;

• Revelation 5:12

  saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered to receive the power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

• Revelation 6:4

  And another horse went out, fiery red; and to the one who sat on it it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that people would slaughter one another; and a great sword was given to him.

• Revelation 6:9

  And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and because of the testimony that they held.

• Revelation 13:3

  And one of its heads was as if slaughtered to death, and its death wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast.

• Revelation 13:8

  And all who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slaughtered from the foundation of the world.

• Revelation 18:24

  And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”

And 1 more times.