What does ἀκυρόω (akyróō) mean in the Bible?
ἀκυρόω (akyróō): To nullify something's binding force or legal effect; revoke authority rather than merely contradict.
Greek · G208
ἀκυρόω
To invalidate
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ἀκυρόωG208
Pronunciationakyróō
What does ἀκυρόω (akyróō) mean in the Bible?
ἀκυρόω (akyróō): To nullify something's binding force or legal effect; revoke authority rather than merely contradict.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G208?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Thus] you nullify (1), does not revoke (1), you nullify (1).
Where does ἀκυρόω (akyróō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 15:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Galatians (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
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[Thus] you nullify1×Mark 7:13
does not revoke1×Galatians 3:17
you nullify1×Matthew 15:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 15:6
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark1Galatians1
Source forms
ἀκυροῖ1xakyroiGalatians 3:17
ἀκυροῦντες1xakyrountesMark 7:13
ἠκυρώσατε1xēkyrōsateMatthew 15:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural1xMatthew 15:6
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xGalatians 3:17
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xMark 7:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To nullify something's binding force or legal effect; revoke authority rather than merely contradict.
Strong'sG208
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to invalidate
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To nullify something's binding force or legal effect; revoke authority rather than merely contradict.
(κῦρος, authority), [in LXX: 1Es.6:32 Est.6:1-34, 2Ma.6:1-31 * ;] to revoke, invalidate (MM, VGT, see word): Mat.15:6, Mrk.7:13, Gal.3:17 (Plut.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 15:6Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἠκυρώσατεhkurwsate
I annul, make of no effect, cancel
Read verseMark 7:13Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀκυροῦντεςakurountev
I annul, make of no effect, cancel
Read verseGalatians 3:17Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἀκυροῖ,akuroi
I annul, make of no effect, cancel
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 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 groups2Aligned forms3TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 15:61×
Present ActiveGal 3:171×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveMark 7:131×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist1
Voice
active3
Mood
indicative2participle1
NT Occurrences
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Mark 7:1–23ἀκυρόωakyróō
to nullify, invalidate
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Word Origins
ἀκυρόω is built from these roots: