Apostasia ἀποστασία
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| ἀποστασία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | apostasia |
| Strong's number | G646 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | apostasy |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (1) |
Apostasia (Greek ἀποστασία, Strong's G646) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “apostasy”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
άποστασία, -ας, ἡ
(ἀφίστημι), [in LXX for מַעַל, etc. ;]
defection, apostasy, revolt; in late Gk. (MM, Exp., viii; Lft., Notes, 111; Cremer, 308) for cl. ἀπόστασις, frequently in sense of political revolt, in LXX (e.g. Jos.22:22, 2Ch.29:19, Jer.2:19) and NT always of religious apostasy: Act.21:21, 2Th.2:3.†
(AS)
(ἀφίστημι), [in LXX for מַעַל, etc. ;]
defection, apostasy, revolt; in late Gk. (MM, Exp., viii; Lft., Notes, 111; Cremer, 308) for cl. ἀπόστασις, frequently in sense of political revolt, in LXX (e.g. Jos.22:22, 2Ch.29:19, Jer.2:19) and NT always of religious apostasy: Act.21:21, 2Th.2:3.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | forsake (1), away (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | forsake (1), rebellion (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Apostasia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 21:21And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
2 Thessalonians
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.
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).