683. apótheó

Strong's 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.

Word Origin: From ἀπό (apo, meaning "from" or "away") and θέω (theo, meaning "to push" or "to thrust")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of rejection is מָאַס (ma'as), which means to reject or despise.

Usage: The verb "apótheó" is used in the New Testament to convey the act of rejecting or thrusting something or someone away. It implies a deliberate and forceful action of pushing aside or refusing to accept. This term is often used in contexts where individuals or groups reject divine messages, messengers, or truths.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the act of rejecting or thrusting away could have significant social and religious implications. Rejection of a message or a messenger could lead to social ostracism or conflict. In the context of early Christianity, rejection often came from both Jewish and Gentile communities who resisted the teachings of Jesus and the apostles. Understanding this cultural backdrop helps illuminate the challenges faced by early Christians in spreading the Gospel.

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.)

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

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.