683. apótheó

Lexicon

apótheó: To reject, to thrust away, to push aside

Original Word: ἀποθέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: apótheó
Pronunciation: ah-po-theh'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-o-theh'-om-ahee)
Definition: To reject, to thrust away, to push aside
Meaning: I push (thrust) away, repulse, reject, refuse.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cast away, thrust away from.

Or apothomai ap-o'-thom-ahee from apo and the middle voice of otheo or otho (to shove); to push off, figuratively, to reject -- cast away, put away (from), thrust away (from).

see GREEK apo

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from apo and ótheó (to thrust, push away)
Definition
to thrust away
NASB Translation
pushed...away (1), rejected (3), repudiate (1), repudiated (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 683: ἀπωθέω

ἀπωθέω, ἀπώθω: to thrust away, push away, repel; in the N. T. only the middle, present ἀπωθέομαι (ἀπωθοῦμαι); 1 aorist ἀπωσάμην (for which the better writings used ἀπεωσαμην, cf. W 90 (86); Buttmann, 69 (61)); to thrust away from oneself, to drive away from oneself, i. e. to repudiate, reject, refuse: τινα, Acts 7:27, 39; Acts 13:46; Romans 11:1; 1 Timothy 1:19. (Jeremiah 2:36 (37); Jeremiah 4:30; Jeremiah 6:19; Psalm 93:14 () and often. In Greek writings from Homer down.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the preposition ἀπό (apo, meaning "from" or "away") and the verb θέω (theō, meaning "to run" or "to rush").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The concept of rejection or thrusting away in the Hebrew Bible can be related to several Hebrew terms, though there is no direct one-to-one correspondence. Some related Hebrew words include:
• מָאַס (ma'as, Strong's Hebrew 3988): To reject, refuse, or despise.
• זָנַח (zanach, Strong's Hebrew 2186): To cast off, reject, or forsake.
• דָּחָה (dachah, Strong's Hebrew 1760): To push away, thrust aside, or reject.

These Hebrew terms similarly convey the idea of rejection or refusal, often in the context of Israel's relationship with God and His commandments.

Usage: The term ἀποθέω is used in the context of rejecting or thrusting away something or someone, often with a sense of deliberate action or decision.

Context: • The Greek verb ἀποθέω appears in the New Testament in contexts where individuals or groups actively reject or push away something that is offered or presented to them. This term conveys a strong sense of refusal or denial, often in relation to spiritual or moral truths.
• In Acts 7:27, Stephen recounts the story of Moses, where one of the Israelites "pushed him away" (ἀπώσατο) as he tried to mediate a dispute, illustrating the rejection of leadership and guidance.
• The usage of ἀποθέω in the New Testament often highlights the human tendency to resist divine intervention or guidance, emphasizing the theme of rejection of God's messengers or message.
• The act of pushing away or rejecting is not merely passive but involves an active decision to refuse what is being offered, often leading to spiritual consequences or missed opportunities for reconciliation or growth.

Forms and Transliterations

απεώσαντο απωθείς απωθεισθε απωθείσθε ἀπωθεῖσθε απωθείται απωθουμένοις απωθούμενος άπωσαι απωσαμένη απωσαμενοι απωσάμενοι ἀπωσάμενοι απωσάμενος απωσαμένων απωσάμην απωσαντο απώσαντο απώσαντό ἀπώσαντο απώσασθαι απωσάσθωσαν απωσατο απώσατο ἀπώσατο απώσειεν απώσεται απώση απωσθή απωσθήναι απώσθησαν απωσθήσεται απώσμαι απωσμένην απωσμένον απώσομαι απώσομαί απώσται απώσω εξωσμένον aposamenoi aposámenoi apōsamenoi apōsámenoi aposanto apōsanto apṓsanto aposato apōsato apṓsato apotheisthe apotheîsthe apōtheisthe apōtheîsthe

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 7:27 V-AIM-3S
GRK: τὸν πλησίον ἀπώσατο αὐτὸν εἰπών
NAS: his neighbor pushed him away, saying,
KJV: thrust him away, saying, Who
INT: the neighbor pushed away him having said

Acts 7:39 V-AIM-3P
GRK: ἡμῶν ἀλλὰ ἀπώσαντο καὶ ἐστράφησαν
NAS: to be obedient to him, but repudiated him and in their hearts
KJV: but thrust [him] from them, and
INT: of us but thrust [him] away and turned back

Acts 13:46 V-PIM/P-2P
GRK: θεοῦ ἐπειδὴ ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτὸν καὶ
NAS: since you repudiate it and judge
KJV: ye put it from you, and judge
INT: of God but since you thrust away it and

Romans 11:1 V-AIM-3S
GRK: οὖν μὴ ἀπώσατο ὁ θεὸς
NAS: God has not rejected His people,
KJV: Hath God cast away his people?
INT: then not Did thrust away God

Romans 11:2 V-AIM-3S
GRK: οὐκ ἀπώσατο ὁ θεὸς
NAS: God has not rejected His people whom
KJV: hath not cast away his people
INT: not Did thrust away God

1 Timothy 1:19 V-APM-NMP
GRK: ἥν τινες ἀπωσάμενοι περὶ τὴν
NAS: some have rejected and suffered shipwreck
KJV: some having put away concerning
INT: which some having cast away as to

Strong's Greek 683
6 Occurrences

ἀπωσάμενοι — 1 Occ.
ἀπώσαντο — 1 Occ.
ἀπώσατο — 3 Occ.
ἀπωθεῖσθε — 1 Occ.