Restoration
ἀποκατάστασιςStrong’s G0605apokatastasis
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Apokatastasis is the Greek word usually translated “restoration”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.”
Meaning
Usually translated “restoration”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of restoration 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀποκατάστασις apokatastasis · restoration
ἀπο-κατά-στασις, -εως, ἡ (ἀποκαθίστημι), restoration: Act.3:21 (in τ. of repairs and restorations of temples, see MM, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “restoration” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RESTORA'TION, noun
[Latin restauro.]
- The act of replacing in a former state.
- Renewal; revival; re-establishment; as the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war; the restoration of a declining commerce.
- Recovery; renewal of health and soundness; as restoration from sickness or from insanity.
- Recovery from a lapse or any bad state; as the restoration of man from apostasy.
All definitions
- In theology, universal restoration the final recovery of all men from sin and alienation from God, to a state of happiness; universal salvation.
- In England, the return of king Charles II in 1660, and the re-establishment of monarchy.
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.