Strong’s Greek
G4967 — sphage
The entry below is Strong’s own definition (1890, public domain), and every verse where the word occurs.
σφαγή
sphage — pronounced sfag-ay'
from 4969; butchery (of animals for food or sacrifice, or (figuratively) of men (destruction)):--slaughter. see GREEK for 4969
3 occurrences in the KJV.
Acts 8:32
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
Romans 8:36
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
James 5:5
Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
