What does ἀναθεματίζω (anathematízō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναθεματίζω (anathematízō): To bind oneself under a curse or solemn vow, often invoking self-destruction if the oath is broken.
Greek · G332
ἀναθεματίζω
To declare or vow under penalty of execration
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ἀναθεματίζω G332
Pronunciation anathematízō
What does ἀναθεματίζω (anathematízō) mean in the Bible?
ἀναθεματίζω (anathematízō): To bind oneself under a curse or solemn vow, often invoking self-destruction if the oath is broken.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G332?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and bound themselves with an oath (1), have bound themselves with an oath (1), to curse (1), We have bound (1).
Where does ἀναθεματίζω (anathematízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 14:71. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Mark (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 and bound themselves with an oath 1× Acts 23:12
have bound themselves with an oath 1× Acts 23:21
to curse 1× Mark 14:71
We have bound 1× Acts 23:14
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 14:71 ἀναθεματίζειν to to curse Verb - Present Infinitive Active Acts 23:12 ἀνεθεμάτισαν to and bound themselves with an oath Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 23:14 ἀνεθεματίσαμεν to We have bound Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Acts 23:21 ἀνεθεμάτισαν to have bound themselves with an oath Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 14:71
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Mark 1 Acts 3
Source forms
ἀνεθεμάτισαν 2x anethematisan Acts 23:12, Acts 23:21
ἀναθεματίζειν 1x anathematizein Mark 14:71
ἀνεθεματίσαμεν 1x anethematisamen Acts 23:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Acts 23:12, Acts 23:21
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1x Acts 23:14
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Mark 14:71
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To bind oneself under a curse or solemn vow, often invoking self-destruction if the oath is broken.
Strong's G332
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to declare or vow under penalty of execration
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To bind oneself under a curse or solemn vow, often invoking self-destruction if the oath is broken.
(ἀνίθεμα), [in LXX chiefly for חָרַם hi. (Num.21:2, 1Ki.15:3, al.), 1Ma.5:5 ;] to devote to destruction, declare or invoke anathema: absol., Mrk.14:71; ἐαντόν, to bind oneself under a curse: Act.23:12, 14 23:21 (cf. καταναθεματίζω, and on the occurrence of the word in π., see Deiss., LAE, 92 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.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 14:71 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀναθεματίζειν anaqematizein
I curse, invoke curses
Read verse Acts 23:12 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνεθεμάτισαν aneqematisan
I curse, invoke curses
Read verse Acts 23:14 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνεθεματίσαμεν aneqematisamen
I curse, invoke curses
Read verse Acts 23:21 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀνεθεμάτισαν aneqematisan
I curse, invoke curses
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
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Acts 23:12 · Acts 23:21 · Acts 23:14 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Mark 14:71 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 present 1
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 3 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Witnesses
Mark 14:66–72 ἀναθεματίζω anathematízō
to place under a curse; to call down judgment
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀναθεματίζω is built from this root:
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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