Thusiastērion θυσιαστήριον

Thusiastērion (Greek θυσιαστήριον, Strong's G2379) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “altar”. It occurs 23 times in 21 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Thusiastērion, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:23
  Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
• Matthew 5:24
  Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
• Matthew 23:18
  And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
• Matthew 23:19
  Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
• Matthew 23:20
  Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
• Matthew 23:35
  That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Luke

• Luke 1:11
  And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
• Luke 11:51
  From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

Romans

• Romans 11:3
  Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 9:13
  Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?
• 1 Corinthians 10:18
  Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?

Hebrews

• Hebrews 7:13
  For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
• Hebrews 13:10
  We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

James

• James 2:21
  Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

Revelation

• Revelation 6:9
  And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
• Revelation 8:3
  And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
• Revelation 8:5
  And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, and rumblings, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
• Revelation 9:13
  And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
• Revelation 11:1
  And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
• Revelation 14:18
  And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
• Revelation 16:7
  And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).