θυσίαν:” [5 verses][(noun sg fem acc) "Sacrifice" is thysia, which means "a burnt-offering", "a sacrifice", "a victim of sacrifice", "mode of sacrifice", "festival at which sacrifices are offered", "rite," and "ceremony." -- Interesting, the Greek terms translated as "sacrifice," does not refer to the act of sacrifice but to "a burnt offering" or "victim." In Hebrew, "sacrifice" is zebach, ("a sacrifice") which is the noun form of zabach, which means "to slaughter" either for sacrifice or for eating. (See this article on the concept of sacrifice.)