What does θυσιαστήριον · οἶκος mean in the Bible?
θυσιαστήριον · οἶκος is a Greek phrase meaning "altar and house/sanctuary".
Greek · G2379, G3624
τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου καὶ τοῦ οἴκου
Altar · house: home
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θυσιαστήριονG2379altar
Pronunciationthysiastḗrion
Physical or symbolic platform where sacrificial offerings unite worshiper with God through ritual.
Open lexicon entry →οἶκοςG3624house: home
Pronunciationoîkos
Physical dwelling expands metonymically to household, family, lineage, and the Church as God's spiritual household.
Open lexicon entry →What does τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου καὶ τοῦ οἴκου (tou thysiastēriou kai tou oikou) mean in the Bible?
θυσιαστήριον · οἶκος is a Greek phrase meaning "altar and house/sanctuary".
Full entry for τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου καὶ τοῦ οἴκου (G2379, G3624) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2379, G3624?
G2379, G3624 is connected to 23 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. altar and house/sanctuary
Source Gloss
altar and house/sanctuary
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms23Case patternGenitive (11)Number patternSingular (22)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 23:191×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 5:24 · Matt 23:35 · Luke 1:11 · Luke 11:51 · 1 Cor 10:18 · Rev 6:9 · Rev 8:3 · Rev 8:5 · Rev 9:13 · Rev 14:18 · Rev 16:711×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 23:18 · Matt 23:20 · 1 Cor 9:13 · Heb 7:135×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 5:23 · Heb 13:10 · Jas 2:21 · Rev 8:3 · Rev 11:15×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterRom 11:31×
Word Origins
τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου καὶ τοῦ οἴκου is built from this root: