To take an oath
ἀναθεματίζωStrong’s G0332anathematizō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anathematizō is the Greek word usually translated “curse”, “put under an oath” and “we have bound”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.”
Meaning
Usually translated “curse”, “put under an oath” and “we have bound”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to curse 1
- put under an oath 1
- we have bound 1
- was put under an oath 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 23:12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
- Acts 23:14And 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.
- Acts 23:21But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
Greek dictionary
ἀναθεματίζω anathematizō · to take an oath
ἀνα-θεματίζω (ἀνίθεμα), [in LXX chiefly for חָרַם hi. (Num.21:2, 1Ki.15:3, al.), 1Ma.5:5 ;] to devote to destruction, declare or invoke anathema: absol., Mrk.14:71; ἐαντόν, to bind oneself under a curse: Act.23:12, 14 23:21 (cf. καταναθεματίζω, and on the occurrence of the word in π., see Deiss., LAE, 92 f.; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “curse” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CURSE, verb transitive
preterit tense and participle passive cursed or curst.
- To utter a wish of evil against one; to imprecate evil upon; to call for mischief or injury to fall upon; to execrate.“Thou shalt not curse the ruler of thy people” Exodus 22:28“Bless and curse not” Romans 12:14“CURSE me this people, for they are too mighty for me” Numbers 22:6
- To injure; to subject to evil; to vex, harass or torment with great calamities.
- To devote to evil.
All definitions and other forms of “curse”
CURSE, verb intransitive
To utter imprecations; to affirm or deny with imprecations of divine vengeance.
- “Then began he to curse and to swear” Matthew 26:74
CURSE, noun
- Malediction; the expression of a wish of evil to another.
- Imprecation of evil.“They entered into a curse and into an oath” Nehemiah 10:29
- Affliction; torment; great vexation.“I will make this city a curse to all nations” Jeremiah 26:6
- Condemnation; sentence of divine vengeance on sinners.“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law” Galatians 3:13
- Denunciation of evil.“The priest shall write all these curses in a book” Numbers 5:23
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.