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To put aside

ἀποτίθημιStrong’s G0659

apotithēmi

Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament

In short

Apotithēmi is the Greek word usually translated “having put aside”, “put aside” and “laid aside”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.

“For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.”
Matthew 14:3 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having put aside”, “put aside” and “laid aside”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having put aside 2
  • put aside 1
  • laid aside 1
  • we may cast off 1
  • are to have put off 1
  • having put off 1
  • do put off 1
  • having laid aside 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ephesians 2
  • Matthew 1
  • Acts 1
  • Romans 1
  • Colossians 1
  • Hebrews 1

8 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

ἀποτίθημι apotithēmi · to put aside

ἀπο-τίθημι [in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ hi. ;] to put off or aside; in NT always mid., (a) to put of from oneself as a garment: τ. ἱμάτια, Act.7:58; metaphorically, in ethical sense, to put of, lay aside: Rom.13:12, Eph.4:22, 25, Col.3:8, Heb.12:1, Jas.1:21, 1Pe.2:1; (b) to stow away, put: ἐν τ. φυλακῇ (MM, see word), Mat.14:3.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.