θυσιαστήριον
thü-sē-ä-stā'-rē-on
neuter noun
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From a derivative of θυσία (G2378)
from a derivative of G2378; a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative):—altar.
Outline
- the altar for slaying and burning of victims used of
- the altar of whole burnt offerings which stood in the court of the priests in the temple at Jerusalem
- the altar of incense which stood in the sanctuary or the Holy Place
- any other altar
- 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