thusiasterion denotes the altar as the place connected with gifts, sacrifices, worship, and related actions.

The occurrences use the term for an altar as the setting for bringing gifts, participating in sacrifices, swearing, standing or serving, and scenes involving incense, fire, or worship. The same use appears in singular and plural settings without evidence here for separate lexical senses.

1. Altar associated with offerings and worship · dominant

   The singular forms identify the place to which a gift is brought and before which it is left in Matthew 5:23 and Matthew 5:24; the APB renders those clauses with “altar.” In 1 Corinthians 10:18, participation is linked with eating sacrifices, while Revelation 8:3 places an angel, incense, and prayers at an altar; Romans 11:3 uses the plural form for altars that were torn down.

   Matthew 5:23Matthew 5:241 Corinthians 10:18Revelation 8:3Revelation 8:5Romans 11:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB generally presents the relevant setting as “altar,” including contexts of gifts, sacrifices, incense, fire, and worship; Romans 11:3 has “altars.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than isolate each form mechanically.