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ἀθετέω

To reject

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ἀθετέω G114
Pronunciation athetéō

What does ἀθετέω (athetéō) mean in the Bible?

ἀθετέω (athetéō) is a Greek word meaning "to reject". ἀθετέω, -ῶ (τίθημι), [in LXX for seventeen different words, פּשׁע, מרד, בּגד, מעל, etc.

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Meaning

to reject
Extended definition

To reject by nullifying or setting aside what has been divinely established or commanded

1to 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.
2to nullify, make void: Luk.7:30 (see Field, Notes, 59), 1Co.1:19, Gal.2:21.
3to 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).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

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

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)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
Luke 10:13–16 ἀθετῶν athetéō
Rejecting
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἀθετέω · βουλή G114, G1012
rejected the counsel or purpose of God
ἀφίημι · ἀθετέω G863, G114
leave aside, reject, nullify
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory Luke 10 — The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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