To alienate
ἀπαλλοτριόωStrong’s G0526apallotrioō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apallotrioō is the Greek word usually translated “alienated”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:”
Meaning
Usually translated “alienated”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- alienated 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ephesians 2
- Colossians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀπαλλοτριόω apallotrioō · to alienate
ἀπ-αλλοτριόω, -ῶ [in LXX for זוּר, H5110 etc. ;] to alienate, estrange; pass.: Eph.2:12 4:18, Col.1:21 (MM, VGT, see word; Cremer, 95, 633).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “alienate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
A'LIENATE, verb transitive
[Latin alieno.]
- To transfer title, property or right to another; as, to alienate lands, or sovereignty.
- To estrange; to withdraw, as the affections; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; with from; as, to alienate the heart or affections; to alienate a man from the friends of his youth.
- To apply to a wrong use.
All definitions and other forms of “alienate”
A'LIENATE, adjective
[Latin alienatus.]
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.