σφαγή/sphagē

This word is a type of thing or idea. It is a noun.

This word means slaughter.
- This word can be used to talk about an event in which people violently kill a great number of people or animals.
- This word can be used to talk about an event in which people kill an animal for market, a meal, or a sacrifice.

See: Acts 8:32; Romans 8:36; James 5:5