G129
Blood (Haima)
αἷμα (haima)
The life-substance — the means of atonement, covenant, and purification.
Greek
Pronunciation: HAI-mah
Definition
Haima is the Greek word for blood, central to Scripture's theology of atonement. 'The life of the flesh is in the blood' — blood represents life given sacrificially, culminating in Christ's blood shed for the forgiveness of sins.
Featured KJV occurrences (3)
Hebrews 9:22
“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”Read in context
1 Peter 1:19
“But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.”Read in context
Revelation 12:11
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.”Read in context
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