Devoted
ἀνάθεμαStrong’s G0331anathema
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anathema is the Greek word usually translated “accursed”, “oath” and “curse”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.”
Meaning
Usually translated “accursed”, “oath” and “curse”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- accursed 4
- with an oath 1
- a curse 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Galatians 2
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 9:3For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
- 1 Corinthians 12:3Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
- 1 Corinthians 16:22If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
- Galatians 1:8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
- Galatians 1:9As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Greek dictionary
ἀνάθεμα anathema · devoted
ἀνάθεμα, -τος, τό (ἀνατίθημι), Hellenistic for Attic ἀνάθημα (Bl., § 27, 2); 1. prop. = τὸ ἀνατιθέμένον, that which is laid by to be kept, a votive offering (as ἀνάθημα in 2Ma.2:13, Luk.21:5—where LT read -θεμα, see M, Pr., 46). 2. [As equiv. in LXX for חֵרֶם,] devoted, a thing devoted to God (see Driver, De., 98 f., and cf. Lev.27:28-29), hence; (a) of the sentence pronounced (Deu.13:15), a curse: Act.23:14; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “devoted” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DEVOTED, participle passive
Appropriated by vow; solemnly set apart or dedicated; consecrated; addicted; given up; doomed; consigned.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.