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θῦμα

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Gloss: an offering

Transliteration: thuma

Strong’s: G7697

1. that which is slain or offered, a victim, sacrifice, offering , [<date>variant dates<author>Tragica Adespota</author></date>, (Thucydides), etc.; πάγκαρπα θ. offerings of all fruits, (Sophocles Tragicus)
2. sacrifice , as an act, (Sophocles Tragicus): metaphorically, θ. λεύσιμον a sacrifice to be avenged by stoning [the murderers, <a href="javascript:void(0)" title="Aeschulus Tragicus">6th/5th c.BC</a>] (ML)
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