[HarleyD]

It not about word smithing. It's all about context. Here are different ENGLISH interpretation of the meaning of "sacrifice/victim":

Sacrifice

1: an act of offering to a deity something precious; especially : the killing of a victim on an altar
2: something offered in sacrifice
3a : destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else b : something given up or lost


Webster on sacrifice

Victim

1: a living being sacrificed to a deity or in the performance of a religious rite
2: one that is acted on and usually adversely affected by a force or agent : as
a (1) : one that is injured, destroyed, or sacrificed under any of various conditions (2) : one that is subjected to oppression, hardship, or mistreatment
b : one that is tricked or duped

Webster on Victim

You certainly would not change "the sacrifices made by parents" to "the victim made by parents" although many parents feel victimized at times. Nor would you say a "a frequent sacrifice of political attacks". Both usage would be silly in English. What is important is the context in which the word is used.

Christ was not a victim. Christ free gave himself as a sacrifice. None of the interpretations agree with the term "victim". Nor does Church history concur that Christ was a victim in context. (Not to mention the said passage was added as commentary.) While you might think that Greek is such a pure language, when translating into English there are nuances to terms.

Even the American Greek Orthodox versions uses the word "sacrifice". ;O)

[kosta50]

Christ was not a victim. Christ free gave himself as a sacrifice

An innocent man killed for the sins of others is a victim, HD. Saint Luke certainly thought so. There is nothing just about his suffering and dying for sinners. Nor is mercy a form of justice.

While you might think that Greek is such a pure language, when translating into English there are nuances to terms.

Greek has more nuances than English can translate. But it's not about the "purity." It's what words in it mean. Greek is not at fault. Translations are.