Strong's Lexicon
G683 — ἀπωθέομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G683 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀπωθέομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G575 and the middle voice of otheo or otho "to shove" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | apotheomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-o-theh'-om-ai (or apothomai ap-o'-thom-ai) v. |
| Meaning: | 1. to push off 2. (figuratively) to reject |
| KJV Renderings: | cast away, put away (from), thrust away (from) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπωθέω, ἀπώθω: to thrust away, push away, repel; in the N. T. only the middle, present ἀπωθέομαι (ἀπωθοῦμαι); 1 aorist ἀπωσάμην (for which the better writings used ἀπεωσαμην, cf. W 90 (86); Buttmann, 69 (61)); to thrust away from oneself, to drive away from oneself, i. e. to repudiate, reject, refuse: τινα, Act 7:27; Act 7:39; Act 13:46; Rom 11:1; 1Ti 1:19. (Jer 2:36 (37); Jer 4:30; Jer 6:19; Psalm 93:14 () and often. In Greek writings from Homer down.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀπωθέω (cast away)
Acts 7:27
- KJV: But he that did neighbour wrong thrust him away saying Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us
- GK: ο δε αδικών τον πλησίον απώσατο αυτόν ειπών τις σε κατέστησεν άρχοντα και δικαστήν εφ΄ ημάς
Acts 7:39
- KJV: To whom our fathers would not obey but thrust from them and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt
- GK: ω ουκ ηθέλησαν υπήκοοι γενέσθαι οι πατέρες ημών αλλ΄ απώσαντο και εστράφησαν ταις καρδιας αυτών εις Αίγυπτον
Acts 13:46
- KJV: Then 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
- GK: παρρησιασάμενοι δε ο Παύλος και ο Βαρνάβας είπον υμίν ην αναγκαίον πρώτον λαληθήναι τον λόγον του θεού επειδή απωθείσθε αυτόν και ουκ αξίους κρίνετε εαυτούς της αιωνίου ζωής ιδού στρεφόμεθα εις τα έθνη
Romans 11:1
- KJV: I say then Hath God cast away his people God forbid For I also am an Israelite of the seed of Abraham the tribe of Benjamin
- GK: λέγω ούν μη απώσατο ο θεός τον λαόν αυτού μη γένοιτο και γαρ εγώ Ισραηλίτης ειμί εκ σπέρματος Αβραάμ φυλής Βενϊαμίν
Romans 11:2
- KJV: God 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
- GK: ουκ απώσατο ο θεός τον λαόν αυτού ον προέγνω η ουκ οίδατε εν Ηλία τι λέγει η γραφή ως εντυγχάνει τω θεώ κατά του Ισραήλ λέγων
1 Timothy 1:19
- KJV: Holding faith and a good conscience which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck
- GK: έχων πίστιν και αγαθήν συνείδησιν ην τινες απωσάμενοι περί την πίστιν εναυάγησαν
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