Translation of "scapegoat" into Greek

αποδιοπομπαίος τράγος, εξιλαστήριο θύμα are the top translations of "scapegoat" into Greek.

scapegoat verb noun grammar

In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed. [..]

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  • αποδιοπομπαίος τράγος

    noun masculine

    someone punished for someone else's error(s) [..]

    It's used as a scapegoat for covering up underlying problems in people, especially young people.

    Είναι ο αποδιοπομπαίος τράγος για να καλύψουν και να υποδείξουν τα προβλήματα των ανθρώπων, ειδικά των νέων.

  • εξιλαστήριο θύμα

    noun neuter

    someone punished for someone else's error(s)

    Somebody out there wants a scapegoat and they've picked Ron.

    Κάποιοι εκεί έξω θέλουν ένα εξιλαστήριο θύμα και διάλεξαν τον Ρον.

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