ἀθετέω atheteō · G0114
to reject
ἀθετέω, -ῶ (τίθημι), [in LXX for seventeen different words, פּשׁע, מרד, בּגד, מעל, etc., often meaning, as 1Ki.13:3 (Heb., al.), to revolt; properly, to make ἄθετον , or do away with what has been laid down (see DCG, i, 453 f.)].; 1. to set aside, disregard (in Gramm., to reject as spurious): διαθήκην , Gal.3:16; ἐντολήν , Mrk.7:9; νόμον . Heb.10:28; πίστιν , 1Ti.5:12. ; 2. to nullify, make void: Luk.7:30 (see Field, Notes, 59), 1Co.1:19, Gal.2:21.; 3. to reject: Mrk.6:26 (Field, op. cit., 30), Lk 10:16, Jhn.12:48, I Th 48, Ju 8 (for exx. in π., see MM, VGT, see word). ; † (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀθετ-έω, ἄθετος; ) set at naught a treaty, promise, etc., πίστιν[]; deny, disprove, τἀληθές[]:—passive, to be struck off a register, []; to be rejected, of a petition, []:—Astrology texts, cancel, render ineffectual, []; 2 with dative, refuse one's assent, τοῖς ὑπὸ Τιμαίου εἰρημένοις[]; 3 deal treacherously with, break faith with, τινά[]; II Grammars, reject as spurious, []; III absolutely, to be unsuitable, unfit, []
Where it's used 16 times
Mark 6:26 · Mark 7:9 · Luke 7:30 · Luke 10:16 · John 12:48 · 1 Corinthians 1:19 · Galatians 2:21 · Galatians 3:15 · 1 Thessalonians 4:8 · 1 Timothy 5:12 · Hebrews 10:28 · Jude 1:8 … and 4 more
Source: TBESG G0114; TFLSJ G0114
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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