ἀπωθέω apōtheō · G0683
to reject
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀπωθέω, ; future infinitive ἀπωσέμεν[]: aorist ἀπέωσα[] probably corrupt in []:—middle, future ἀπεώσομαι[]: aorist ἀπωσάμην[]perfect ἀπῶσμαι· ἀπώθησα, [], infinitive ἀπεῶσθαι[]:—passive, perfect participle ἀπωσμένος[] W.:—thrust away, push back, ὤϊξε πύλας καὶ ἀπῶσεν ὀχῆας[]; ἀ. ἐπάλξεις pushed them off the wall, []:—middle, thrust away from oneself, χερσὶν ἀπώσασθαι λίθον[]; ἀπώσατο ἦκα γέροντα pushed him gently away, []; 2 drive away, ἠέρα μὲν σκέδασεν καὶ ἀπῶσεν ὀμίχλην [Ζεύς] []; of the …
Where it's used 6 times
Acts 7:27 · Acts 7:39 · Acts 13:46 · Romans 11:1 · Romans 11:2 · 1 Timothy 1:19
Source: TBESG G0683; TFLSJ G0683
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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