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Greek · G114, G1012

τὴν βουλὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ἠθέτησαν

To reject · plan

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ἀθετέω G114 to reject
Pronunciation athetéō
To reject by nullifying or setting aside what has been divinely established or commanded
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βουλή G1012 plan
Pronunciation boulḗ
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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Questions this entry answers

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's G114, G1012
Lexical occurrences 16 verses Word forms 3 forms 16 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 groups 3 Aligned forms 16 Tenses Present, Aorist, Future Voices Active
Tenses
Present Aorist Future
Voices
Active
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Present Active Luke 10:16 · John 12:48 · 1 Thess 4:8 4×
Aorist Active Heb 10:28 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 10×
Present Active Luke 10:16 · Gal 3:15 · 1 Thess 4:8 · Mark 7:9 · Gal 2:21 · Jude 1:8 7×
Aorist Active Luke 7:30 · 1 Tim 5:12 2×
Future Active 1 Cor 1:19 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Mark 6:26 1×
16 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: 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
completed 2 ongoing 6 prospective 1 infinitive 1 participle 5
Tense
present 10 aorist 4 future 1
Voice
active 15
Mood
indicative 9 participle 5 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 6:26 ἀθετῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 7:9 ἀθετεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Luke 7:30 ἠθέτησαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 10:16 ἀθετῶν present active participle participle Luke 10:16 ἀθετεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 10:16 ἀθετῶν present active participle participle Luke 10:16 ἀθετεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 12:48 ἀθετῶν present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 1:19 ἀθετήσω future active indicative prospective Galatians 2:21 ἀθετῶ present active indicative ongoing 1 Thessalonians 4:8 ἀθετῶν present active participle participle 1 Thessalonians 4:8 ἀθετεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Timothy 5:12 ἠθέτησαν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 10:28 ἀθετήσας aorist active participle participle Jude 1:8 ἀθετοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing

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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