What does ὁλοκαύτωμα (holokaútōma) mean in the Bible?
ὁλοκαύτωμα (holokaútōma): Offering consumed entirely by fire, signifying complete surrender and atonement to God.
Greek · G3646
ὁλοκαύτωμα
A wholly-consumed sacrifice ("holocaust")
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ὁλοκαύτωμαG3646
Pronunciationholokaútōma
What does ὁλοκαύτωμα (holokaútōma) mean in the Bible?
ὁλοκαύτωμα (holokaútōma): Offering consumed entirely by fire, signifying complete surrender and atonement to God.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3646?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include burnt offerings (2), In burnt offerings (1).
Where does ὁλοκαύτωμα (holokaútōma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 12:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itburnt offerings2×Mark 12:33, Hebrews 10:8
In burnt offerings1×Hebrews 10:6
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMark 12:33
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Mark1Hebrews2
Source forms
ὁλοκαυτώματα1xholokautōmataHebrews 10:8
Ὁλοκαυτώματα1xHolokautōmataHebrews 10:6
ὁλοκαυτωμάτων1xholokautōmatōnMark 12:33
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural2xHebrews 10:6, Hebrews 10:8
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural1xMark 12:33
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Offering consumed entirely by fire, signifying complete surrender and atonement to God.
Strong'sG3646
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkJeremiah 14:10-12Source Gloss
a wholly-consumed sacrifice ("holocaust")
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 12:33Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ὁλοκαυτωμάτωνolokautwmatwn
a whole burnt offering
Read verseHebrews 10:6Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
ὁλοκαυτώματαolokautwmata
a whole burnt offering
Read verseHebrews 10:8Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
ὁλοκαυτώματαolokautwmata
a whole burnt offering
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMark 12:331×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterHeb 10:6 · Heb 10:82×
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Biblical Witnesses
Whole burnt offerings rejected by God when offered without genuine repentance
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Word Origins
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