Removal
ἀπόθεσιςStrong’s G0595apothesis
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apothesis is the Greek word usually translated “putting away” and “putting off”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.”
Meaning
Usually translated “putting away” and “putting off”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a putting away 1
- putting off 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Peter 1
- 2 Peter 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
ἀπόθεσις apothesis · removal
ἀπό-θεσις, -εως, ἡ (ἀποτίθημι), a putting away: 1Pe.3:21, 2Pe.1:14.† (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.