What does ἀθέτησις (athétēsis) mean in the Bible?
ἀθέτησις (athétēsis): Deliberate rejection or nullification of something previously established or binding, especially covenant obligations.
Greek · G115
ἀθέτησις
Cancellation (literally or figuratively)
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ἀθέτησις G115
Pronunciation athétēsis
What does ἀθέτησις (athétēsis) mean in the Bible?
ἀθέτησις (athétēsis): Deliberate rejection or nullification of something previously established or binding, especially covenant obligations.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G115?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include do away with (1), set aside (1).
Where does ἀθέτησις (athétēsis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 7:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It do away with 1× Hebrews 9:26
set aside 1× Hebrews 7:18
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Hebrews 7:18
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Hebrews 2
Source forms
ἀθέτησιν 1x athetēsin Hebrews 9:26
Ἀθέτησις 1x Athetēsis Hebrews 7:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 9:26
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 7:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Deliberate rejection or nullification of something previously established or binding, especially covenant obligations.
Strong's G115
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hebrews 9:23-28 Source Gloss
cancellation (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Deliberate rejection or nullification of something previously established or binding, especially covenant obligations.
(ἀθετέω), [in LXX, usually of unfaithful, rebellious action: 1Ki.24:12 (פֶּשַׁע), Jer.12:1 (בֶּגֶד), Da TH 9:7 (מַעַל), 2Ma.14:28 * ;] a disannulling, setting aside: Heb.7:18 9:26 (for similar usage in π., see Deiss., BS, 228 f.; MM, VGT, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 7:18 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἀθέτησις aqethsiv
nullification, abrogation
Read verse Hebrews 9:26 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀθέτησιν aqethsin
nullification, abrogation
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Heb 7:18 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Heb 9:26 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
removal, annulment
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Word Origins
ἀθέτησις is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Affirms decisive putting away of sin. Hebrews 9:23-28
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain