"σφάγιον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σφάγιον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spʰá.ɡi.on/, /ˈsɸa.ʝi.on/, /ˈsfa.ʝi.on/, /spʰá.ɡi.on/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈspʰa.ɡi.on/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈsɸa.ʝi.on/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈsfa.ʝi.on/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈsfa.ʝi.on/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From σφάζω (spházō, “to sacrifice”) + -ῐον (-ĭon). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|σφάζω|-ῐον|t1=to sacrifice}} σφάζω (spházō, “to sacrifice”) + -ῐον (-ĭon) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σφᾰ́γῐον|σφᾰγῐ́ου|n|second}} σφᾰ́γῐον • (sphắgĭon) n (genitive σφᾰγῐ́ου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σφᾰ́γῐον|ου|form=N}} Forms: σφᾰ́γῐον [canonical], sphắgĭon [romanization], σφᾰγῐ́ου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τὸ σφᾰ́γῐον [nominative, singular], σφᾰγῐ́ω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ σφᾰ́γῐᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ σφᾰγῐ́ου [genitive, singular], σφᾰγῐ́οιν [dual, genitive], σφᾰγῐ́ων [genitive, plural], τῷ σφᾰγῐ́ῳ [dative, singular], σφᾰγῐ́οιν [dative, dual], τοῖς σφᾰγῐ́οις [dative, plural], τὸ σφᾰ́γῐον [accusative, singular], σφᾰγῐ́ω [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ σφᾰ́γῐᾰ [accusative, plural], σφᾰ́γῐον [singular, vocative], σφᾰγῐ́ω [dual, vocative], σφᾰ́γῐᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. victim, offering
    Sense id: en-σφάγιον-grc-noun-65GMljGV Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιον, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 49 51 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιον: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. slaughter, sacrifice
    Sense id: en-σφάγιον-grc-noun-DLEXMX4y Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιον, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 49 51 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ιον: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
     
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