What does ἀπωθέομαι (apōthéomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀπωθέομαι (apōthéomai): To thrust away from oneself; active rejection implying deliberate refusal rather than passive dismissal.
Greek · G683
ἀπωθέομαι
To push off, figuratively, to reject
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ἀπωθέομαιG683
Pronunciationapōthéomai
What does ἀπωθέομαι (apōthéomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀπωθέομαι (apōthéomai): To thrust away from oneself; active rejection implying deliberate refusal rather than passive dismissal.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G683?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include did not reject (1), have rejected (1), pushed [Moses] aside (1), reject (1), they rejected [him] (1).
Where does ἀπωθέομαι (apōthéomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 7:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Romans (2), 1 Timothy (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 Itdid not reject1×Romans 11:2
have rejected1×1 Timothy 1:19
pushed [Moses] aside1×Acts 7:27
reject1×Romans 11:1
they rejected [him]1×Acts 7:39
you reject1×Acts 13:46
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 7:27ἀπώσατοtopushed [Moses] asideVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularActs 7:39ἀπώσαντοtothey rejected [him]Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralActs 13:46ἀπωθεῖσθεtoyou rejectVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralRomans 11:1ἀπώσατοtorejectVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularRomans 11:2ἀπώσατοtodid not rejectVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular1 Timothy 1:19ἀπωσάμενοιtohave rejectedVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 7:27
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Acts3Romans21 Timothy1
Source forms
ἀπώσατο3xapōsatoActs 7:27, Romans 11:1, Romans 11:2
ἀπωθεῖσθε1xapōtheistheActs 13:46
ἀπωσάμενοι1xapōsamenoi1 Timothy 1:19
ἀπώσαντο1xapōsantoActs 7:39
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular3xActs 7:27, Romans 11:1, Romans 11:2
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 7:39
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural1x1 Timothy 1:19
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural1xActs 13:46
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To thrust away from oneself; active rejection implying deliberate refusal rather than passive dismissal.
Strong'sG683
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms2 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkRomans 11:1-10Source Gloss
to push off, figuratively, to reject
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To thrust away from oneself; active rejection implying deliberate refusal rather than passive dismissal.
to thrust away. Mid., to thrust away from oneself, refuse, reject: with accusative of person(s) (MM, see word), Act.7:27, 39 13:46, Rom.11:1-2, 1Ti.1:19.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 7:27Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπώσατοapwsato
I push or thrust away, reject
Read verseActs 7:39Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπώσαντο,apwsanto
I push or thrust away, reject
Read verseActs 13:46Verb Second Person Plural Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
ἀπωθεῖσθεapwqeisqe
I push or thrust away, reject
Read verseRomans 11:1Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπώσατοapwsato
I push or thrust away, reject
Read verseRomans 11:2Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπώσατοapwsato
I push or thrust away, reject
Read verse1 Timothy 1:19Verb Aorist Middle Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπωσάμενοιapwsamenoi
I push or thrust away, reject
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 forms6TensesAorist, PresentVoicesMiddle
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality5×
Aorist MiddleActs 7:27 · Rom 11:1 · Rom 11:2 · Acts 7:394×
Present MiddleActs 13:461×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist Middle1 Tim 1:191×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist5present1
Voice
middle6
Mood
indicative5participle1
NT Occurrences
Acts 7:27ἀπώσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 7:39ἀπώσαντοaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 13:46ἀπωθεῖσθεpresent middle indicativeongoingRomans 11:1ἀπώσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedRomans 11:2ἀπώσατοaorist middle indicativecompleted1 Timothy 1:19ἀπωσάμενοιaorist middle participleparticiple
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
God's rejection of Israel as a people, with remnant salvation preserved
A son who rejects or pushes away his father's instruction and shame
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀπωθέομαι is built from this root:
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