Apōtheō ἀπωθέω
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| ἀπωθέω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | apōtheō |
| Strong's number | G683 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to reject |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (3) |
Apōtheō (Greek ἀπωθέω, Strong's G683) is a Greek verb meaning “to reject”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀπ-ωθέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for זָנַח, מָאַס, etc. ;]
to thrust away. Mid., to thrust away from oneself, refuse, reject: with accusative of person(s) (MM, see word), Act.7:27, 39 13:46, Rom.11:1-2, 1Ti.1:19.†
(AS)
[in LXX for זָנַח, מָאַס, etc. ;]
to thrust away. Mid., to thrust away from oneself, refuse, reject: with accusative of person(s) (MM, see word), Act.7:27, 39 13:46, Rom.11:1-2, 1Ti.1:19.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | away (4), thrust (2), hath (2), them (1), put (1), you (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | they rejected (1), you reject (1), reject (1), did not reject (1), have rejected (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Apōtheō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 7:27But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
- Acts 7:39To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
- Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
Romans
- Romans 11:1I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- Romans 11:2God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 1:19Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
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).