βωμὸν

bōmós

altar

A raised platform or structure dedicated to religious purposes; primarily, an altar on which offerings or sacrifices are placed. In Greek contexts, refers to any sort of constructed elevation for presenting sacrifices, gifts, or dedications to a deity. The primary sense is a base or elevated platform, with specific application to places of sacrifice or veneration in both civic and cultic Greek settings and, in some Jewish literature, the altar in the Jerusalem sanctuary.

G1041

Acts 17:23 · Word #10

Lexicon G1041

Lemmaβωμός
Transliterationbōmós
Strong'sG1041
DefinitionA raised platform or structure dedicated to religious purposes; primarily, an altar on which offerings or sacrifices are placed. In Greek contexts, refers to any sort of constructed elevation for presenting sacrifices, gifts, or dedications to a deity. The primary sense is a base or elevated platform, with specific application to places of sacrifice or veneration in both civic and cultic Greek settings and, in some Jewish literature, the altar in the Jerusalem sanctuary.

Morphology N ACC M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasealtar
Literalaltar

Lexical Info

Lemmaβωμός
Strong'sG1041

SIBI-P1 Translation G1041-01

a raised altar

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,AMS) — direct-object form, singular, masculine.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the root sense of an elevated base or platform used for offerings, while "altar" reflects its primary cultic function. The accusative masculine singular form is represented as a singular count noun in English.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

a raised altar

Same as P1Yes
Rationale'A raised altar' captures the specificity of 'βωμὸν' in the Greek. No adjustment required.
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