Akuroō ἀκυρόω
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| ἀκυρόω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | akuroō |
| Strong's number | G208 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to nullify |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Akuroō (Greek ἀκυρόω, Strong's G208) is a Greek verb meaning “to nullify”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀκυρόω, -ῶ
(κῦρος, authority), [in LXX: 1Es.6:32 Est.6:1-34, 2Ma.6:1-31 * ;]
to revoke, invalidate (MM, VGT, see word): Mat.15:6, Mrk.7:13, Gal.3:17 (Plut.).†
(AS)
(κῦρος, authority), [in LXX: 1Es.6:32 Est.6:1-34, 2Ma.6:1-31 * ;]
to revoke, invalidate (MM, VGT, see word): Mat.15:6, Mrk.7:13, Gal.3:17 (Plut.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | none effect (2), have ye made (1), making (1), disannul (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | you nullify (2), does not revoke (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Akuroō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 15:6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
Mark
- Mark 7:13Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
Galatians
- Galatians 3:17And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).