What does ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi) mean in the Bible?
ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi): Moral self-stripping: to deliberately shed vices and sinful patterns like removing unwanted clothing
Greek · G659
ἀποτίθημι
To put away (literally or figuratively)
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ἀποτίθημι G659
Pronunciation apotíthēmi
What does ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi) mean in the Bible?
ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi): Moral self-stripping: to deliberately shed vices and sinful patterns like removing unwanted clothing
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G659?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include get rid (1), laid (1), let us lay aside (1), let us throw off (1), must put aside (1).
Where does ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 14:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (2), 1 Peter (1), Acts (1), Colossians (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 get rid 1× James 1:21
laid 1× Acts 7:58
let us lay aside 1× Romans 13:12
let us throw off 1× Hebrews 12:1
must put aside 1× Colossians 3:8
must put off 1× Ephesians 4:25
put [him] 1× Matthew 14:3
Rid yourselves 1× 1 Peter 2:1
to put off 1× Ephesians 4:22
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 14:3 ἀπέθετο to put [him] Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Acts 7:58 ἀπέθεντο to laid Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Romans 13:12 ἀποθώμεθα to let us lay aside Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Plural Ephesians 4:22 ἀποθέσθαι to to put off Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Ephesians 4:25 ἀποθέμενοι to must put off Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Colossians 3:8 ἀπόθεσθε to must put aside Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Hebrews 12:1 ἀποθέμενοι to let us throw off Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural James 1:21 ἀποθέμενοι to get rid Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural 1 Peter 2:1 Ἀποθέμενοι to Rid yourselves Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 14:3
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 8
Matthew 1 Acts 1 Romans 1 Ephesians 2 Colossians 1 Hebrews 1 James 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ἀποθέμενοι 3x apothemenoi Ephesians 4:25, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:21
ἀπέθεντο 1x apethento Acts 7:58
ἀπέθετο 1x apetheto Matthew 14:3
Ἀποθέμενοι 1x Apothemenoi 1 Peter 2:1
ἀποθέσθαι 1x apothesthai Ephesians 4:22
ἀπόθεσθε 1x apothesthe Colossians 3:8
ἀποθώμεθα 1x apothōmetha Romans 13:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural 4x Ephesians 4:25, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:21, 1 Peter 2:1
Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural 1x Colossians 3:8
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 7:58
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 14:3
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle 1x Ephesians 4:22
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Plural 1x Romans 13:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Moral self-stripping: to deliberately shed vices and sinful patterns like removing unwanted clothing
Strong's G659
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 4 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Ephesians 4:25 Source Gloss
to put away (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Moral self-stripping: to deliberately shed vices and sinful patterns like removing unwanted clothing
to put off or aside; in NT always mid.,
ato put of from oneself as a garment: τ. ἱμάτια, Act.7:58; metaphorically, in ethical sense, to put of, lay aside: Rom.13:12, Eph.4:22, 25, Col.3:8, Heb.12:1, Jas.1:21, 1Pe.2:1;
bto stow away, put: ἐν τ. φυλακῇ (MM, see word), Mat.14:3.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 7:58 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Middle Indicative
ἀπέθεντο apeqento
I lay off or aside, renounce
Read verse Romans 13:12 Verb First Person Plural Second Aorist Middle Subjunctive
ἀποθώμεθα apoqwmeqa
I lay off or aside, renounce
Read verse Ephesians 4:22 Verb Second Aorist Middle Infinitive
ἀποθέσθαι apoqesqai
I lay off or aside, renounce
Read verse Ephesians 4:25 Verb Second Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀποθέμενοι apoqemenoi
I lay off or aside, renounce
Read verse Colossians 3:8 Verb Second Person Plural Second Aorist Middle Imperative
ἀπόθεσθε apoqesqe
I lay off or aside, renounce
Read verse Hebrews 12:1 Verb Second Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀποθέμενοι apoqemenoi
I lay off or aside, renounce
Read verse James 1:21 Verb Second Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀποθέμενοι apoqemenoi
I lay off or aside, renounce
Read verse 1 Peter 2:1 Verb Second Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
Ἀποθέμενοι apoqemenoi
I lay off or aside, renounce
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 groups 4 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Aorist Voices Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Aorist Middle Eph 4:25 · Heb 12:1 · Jas 1:21 · 1 Pet 2:1 4×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Middle Matt 14:3 · Acts 7:58 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Middle Eph 4:22 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Middle Col 3:8 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 8
Voice
middle 8
Mood
participle 4 indicative 2 imperative 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 14:3 ἀπέθετο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 7:58 ἀπέθεντο aorist middle indicative completed Ephesians 4:22 ἀποθέσθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Ephesians 4:25 ἀποθέμενοι aorist middle participle participle Colossians 3:8 ἀπόθεσθε aorist middle imperative imperative Hebrews 12:1 ἀποθέμενοι aorist middle participle participle James 1:21 ἀποθέμενοι aorist middle participle participle 1 Peter 2:1 Ἀποθέμενοι aorist middle participle participle
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 Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
lay aside falsehood in ethical exhortation to Christian conduct
remove former self and corrupt desires in spiritual transformation
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀποτίθημι is built from these roots:
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