115. athetésis
Strong's Lexicon
athetésis: Setting aside, annulment, rejection

Original Word: ἀθέτησις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: athetésis
Pronunciation: ah-thet'-ay-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (ath-et'-ay-sis)
Definition: Setting aside, annulment, rejection
Meaning: annulment, nullification, abrogation.

Word Origin: Derived from ἀθετέω (atheteō), meaning "to set aside" or "to reject."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "athetésis," the concept of annulment or setting aside can be related to Hebrew terms like "בָּטַל" (batal), meaning "to cease" or "to nullify."

Usage: The term "athetésis" refers to the act of nullifying or making void. In a biblical context, it often implies the annulment or setting aside of a previous covenant or commandment, highlighting the transition from the old to the new covenant in Christ.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, legal and contractual terms like "athetésis" were significant in discussions about the validity and annulment of agreements. In the context of the New Testament, this term is used to describe the theological shift from the Old Covenant, based on the Law of Moses, to the New Covenant, established through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This transition was a pivotal theme in early Christian teachings, emphasizing the fulfillment and surpassing of the old legalistic system by the grace and truth brought by Christ.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 115 athétēsis – properly, annulment (cancellation), i.e. what is rendered "no longer in effect" (literally, "no longer having a place"). See 114 (atheteō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from atheteó
Definition
a setting aside
NASB Translation
put away (1), setting aside (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 115: ἀθέτησις

ἀθέτησις, (εως, (ἀθετέω, which see; like νουθέτησις from νουθετεῖν), abolition: Hebrews 7:18; Hebrews 9:26; (found occasionally in later authors, as Cicero, ad Att. 6, 9; Diogenes Laërtius 3, 39, 66: in the grammarians rejection; more frequently in ecclesiastical writings).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
a setting aside, annulment

From atheteo; cancellation (literally or figuratively) -- disannulling, put away.

see GREEK atheteo

Forms and Transliterations
αθετησιν αθέτησιν ἀθέτησιν αθετησις αθέτησις ἀθέτησις athetesin athetēsin athétesin athétēsin athetesis athetēsis athétesis athétēsis
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Englishman's Concordance
Hebrews 7:18 N-NFS
GRK: ἀθέτησις μὲν γὰρ
NAS: For, on the one hand, there is a setting aside of a former
KJV: verily a disannulling of the commandment
INT: A putting away truly indeed

Hebrews 9:26 N-AFS
GRK: αἰώνων εἰς ἀθέτησιν τῆς ἁμαρτίας
NAS: He has been manifested to put away sin
KJV: hath he appeared to put away sin by
INT: ages for [the] putting away of sin

Strong's Greek 115
2 Occurrences


ἀθέτησιν — 1 Occ.
ἀθέτησις — 1 Occ.















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