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Greek · G114, G1012

τὴν βουλὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ἠθέτησαν

To reject · plan

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ἀθετέωG114to reject
Pronunciationathetéō
To reject by nullifying or setting aside what has been divinely established or commanded
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βουλήG1012plan
Pronunciationboulḗ
Deliberate counsel or purpose, often divine; implies reasoned determination rather than mere will.
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What does τὴν βουλὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ἠθέτησαν (tēn boulēn tou theou ēthetēsan) mean in the Bible?

ἀθετέω · βουλή is a Greek phrase meaning "rejected the counsel or purpose of God".

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What does ἀθετέω · βουλή mean in the Bible?

ἀθετέω · βουλή is a Greek phrase meaning "rejected the counsel or purpose of God".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G114, G1012?

G114, G1012 is connected to 16 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. rejected the counsel or purpose of God

Strong'sG114, G1012
Lexical occurrences16 versesWord forms3 forms16 references

Source Gloss

rejected the counsel or purpose of God
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups3Aligned forms16TensesPresent, Aorist, FutureVoicesActive
Tenses
PresentAoristFuture
Voices
Active
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality5×
Present ActiveLuke 10:16 · John 12:48 · 1 Thess 4:84×
Aorist ActiveHeb 10:281×
Indicativestates a fact or reality10×
Present ActiveLuke 10:16 · Gal 3:15 · 1 Thess 4:8 · Mark 7:9 · Gal 2:21 · Jude 1:87×
Aorist ActiveLuke 7:30 · 1 Tim 5:122×
Future Active1 Cor 1:191×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveMark 6:261×
16 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical textMorphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 15 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed2ongoing6prospective1infinitive1participle5
Tense
present10aorist4future1
Voice
active15
Mood
indicative9participle5infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Mark 6:26ἀθετῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 7:9ἀθετεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 7:30ἠθέτησανaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 10:16ἀθετῶνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 10:16ἀθετεῖpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 10:16ἀθετῶνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 10:16ἀθετεῖpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 12:48ἀθετῶνpresent active participleparticiple1 Corinthians 1:19ἀθετήσωfuture active indicativeprospectiveGalatians 2:21ἀθετῶpresent active indicativeongoing1 Thessalonians 4:8ἀθετῶνpresent active participleparticiple1 Thessalonians 4:8ἀθετεῖpresent active indicativeongoing1 Timothy 5:12ἠθέτησανaorist active indicativecompletedHebrews 10:28ἀθετήσαςaorist active participleparticipleJude 1:8ἀθετοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoing

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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