Bōmos βωμός
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| βωμός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | bōmos |
| Strong's number | G1041 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | altar |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Bōmos (Greek βωμός, Strong's G1041) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “altar”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
βωμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(βαίνω), [in LXX (Hex.) for מִזְבֵּחַ, in Proph., chiefly for בָּמָה ;]
1. any raised place, a platform.
2. an altar: Act.17:23 (cf. θυσιαστήριον and see DB, i, 75).
† (AS)
(βαίνω), [in LXX (Hex.) for מִזְבֵּחַ, in Proph., chiefly for בָּמָה ;]
1. any raised place, a platform.
2. an altar: Act.17:23 (cf. θυσιαστήριον and see DB, i, 75).
† (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | altar (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | altar (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Bōmos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 17:23For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).