2369. thumiatérion

Lexicon

thumiatérion: Censer, Incense Burner

Original Word: θυμιατήριον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: thumiatérion
Pronunciation: thoo-mee-at-ay'-ree-on
Phonetic Spelling: (thoo-mee-as-tay'-ree-on)
Definition: Censer, Incense Burner
Meaning: (ordinarily: censer, but) either the altar of incense, or the shovel, on which the high-priest poured the coals, when he entered the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

an altar of incense, a censer

From a derivative of thumiao; a place of fumigation, i.e. The alter of incense (in the Temple) -- censer.

see GREEK thumiao

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from thumiaó and -térion (suff. denoting place)
Definition
altar of incense, a censer
NASB Translation
altar of incense (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2369: θυμιατήριον

θυμιατήριον, θυμιατηριου, τό (θυμιάω), properly, a utensil for fumigating or burning incense (cf. Winer's Grammar, 96 (91)); hence:

1. a censer: 2 Chronicles 26:19; Ezekiel 8:11; Herodotus 4, 162; Thucydides 6, 46; Diodorus 13, 3; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 2, 4; 8, 3, 8; Aelian v. h. 12, 51.

2. the altar of incense: Philo, rer. div. haer. § 46; vit. Moys. iii. § 7; Josephus, Antiquities 3, 6, 8; 3, 8, 3; b. j. 5, 5, 5; Clement of Alexandria; Origen; and so in Hebrews 9:4 ((where Tr marginal reading brackets), also 2 Tr marginal reading in brackets), where see Bleek, Lünemann, Delitzsch, Kurtz, in opposed to those ((A. V. included)) who think it means censer; (yet cf. Harnack in the Studien und Kritiken for 1876, p. 572f).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from θυμιάω (thymiaō), meaning "to burn incense."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H4289 מִקְטֶרֶת (miqtēret): Refers to an incense burner or censer.
- H7004 קְטֹרֶת (qetōret): Refers to incense, often used in the context of offerings and worship.

These Hebrew terms are used in the Old Testament to describe the instruments and materials associated with the burning of incense, which parallels the New Testament usage of θυμιατήριον in the context of worship and the presence of God.

Usage: The term θυμιατήριον is used in the New Testament to refer to a censer, specifically in the context of religious rituals involving the burning of incense.

Context: The Greek term θυμιατήριον appears in the New Testament in the context of religious practices associated with the Tabernacle and Temple worship. In Hebrews 9:4, the word is used to describe the golden censer associated with the Most Holy Place, or the Holy of Holies, in the Tabernacle. The passage reads: "It contained the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant" (Hebrews 9:4, BSB).

In the Old Testament, the use of incense was a significant aspect of worship, symbolizing the prayers of the people ascending to God. The censer, or θυμιατήριον, was an essential tool for priests, who would burn incense as part of their sacred duties. The imagery of incense and the censer is rich with symbolism, often representing the intercession of the priests and the pleasing aroma of worship before God.

The use of θυμιατήριον in Hebrews highlights the continuity between the Old Covenant practices and the New Covenant fulfillment in Christ. The reference to the golden censer in the context of the Tabernacle serves to illustrate the holiness and reverence associated with the worship of God, as well as the transition from the earthly sanctuary to the heavenly one through Jesus Christ.

Forms and Transliterations

θυμιατηριον θυμιατήριον thumiaterion thumiatērion thymiaterion thymiatērion thymiatḗrion

Englishman's Concordance

Hebrews 9:4 N-ANS
GRK: χρυσοῦν ἔχουσα θυμιατήριον καὶ τὴν
NAS: a golden altar of incense and the ark
KJV: the golden censer, and
INT: a golden having altar of incense and the

Strong's Greek 2369
1 Occurrence

θυμιατήριον — 1 Occ.