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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ἀθέτησιςG115
Pronunciationathétēsis
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 Itdo away with1×Hebrews 9:26
set aside1×Hebrews 7:18
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Usage map
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First aligned rowHebrews 7:18
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Hebrews2
Source forms
ἀθέτησιν1xathetēsinHebrews 9:26
Ἀθέτησις1xAthetēsisHebrews 7:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xHebrews 9:26
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xHebrews 7:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Deliberate rejection or nullification of something previously established or binding, especially covenant obligations.
Strong'sG115
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkHebrews 9:23-28Source Gloss
cancellation (literally or figuratively)
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 7:18Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἀθέτησιςaqethsiv
nullification, abrogation
Read verseHebrews 9:26Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀθέτησινaqethsin
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 patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineHeb 7:181×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineHeb 9:261×
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