θυμιάω
thumiaō
G2370
G:V
Greek
to burn incense
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Thumiao denotes the act for which a priest was chosen to enter the Lord's temple in Luke 1:9.
The sole attested use denotes the priestly act for which a man was chosen by lot before entering the Lord's temple in Luke 1:9.
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Priestly temple act · dominant
In Luke 1:9, θυμιᾶσαι is an aorist active infinitive naming the action for which he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord; the APB renders the clause “to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 1:9, the APB presents the action in the clause “to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.”