Strong's Lexicon
G595
G595 — ἀπόθεσις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G595 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀπόθεσις |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G659 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | apothesis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-oth'-es-is |
| Meaning: | 1. a laying aside {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | putting away (off) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπόθεσις, ἀποθεσεως, ἡ ἀποτίθημι, a putting off or away: 2Pe 1:14; 1Pe 3:21. (In various senses from Hippocrates and Plato down.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀπόθεσις (putting away (off))
1 Peter 3:21
- KJV: The like figure whereunto baptism doth also now save us not the putting away of the filth of the flesh but the answer of a good conscience toward God by the resurrection of Jesus Christ
- GK: ο και ημάς αντίτυπον νυν σώζει βάπτισμα ου σαρκός απόθεσις ρύπου αλλά συνειδήσεως αγαθής επερώτημα εις θεόν δι΄ αναστάσεως Ιησού χριστού
2 Peter 1:14
- KJV: Knowing that shortly I must put off my tabernacle even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me
- GK: ειδώς ότι ταχινή εστιν η απόθεσις του σκηνώματός μου καθώς και ο κύριος ημών Ιησούς χριστός εδήλωσέ μοι