- Original: βῶμος - Transliteration: Bomos - Phonetic: bo'-mos - Definition: 1. an elevated place a. very often a raised place on which to offer a sacrifice, an altar - Origin: from the base of G939 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From the base of G939 ; properly a stand that is (specifically) an altar: - altar. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • altar, 1 Act 17:23