Removal
ἀπέκδυσιςStrong’s G0555apekdusis
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Apekdusis is the Greek word usually translated “removal”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:”
Meaning
Usually translated “removal”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- removal 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Colossians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀπέκδυσις apekdusis · removal
ἀπ-έκ-δυσις, -εως, ἡ (ἀπεκδύω) a putting or stripping off: Col.2:11 (MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “removal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REMOVAL, noun
- The act of moving from one place to another for residence; as the removal of a family.
- The act of displacing from an office or post.
- The act of curing or putting away; as the removal of a disease.
- The state of being removed; change of place.
All definitions
- The act of putting an end to; as the removal of a grievance.
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.