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To reject

ἀπωθέωStrong’s G0683

apōtheō

Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament

In short

Apōtheō is the Greek word usually translated “did reject”, “pushed away” and “thrust away”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.

“Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:”
1 Timothy 1:19 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “did reject”, “pushed away” and “thrust away”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • did reject 2
  • pushed away 1
  • they thrust away 1
  • you thrust away 1
  • having cast away 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Acts 3
  • Romans 2
  • 1 Timothy 1

3 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἀπωθέω apōtheō · to reject

ἀπ-ωθέω, -ῶ [in LXX for זָנַח, מָאַס, etc. ;] to thrust away. Mid., to thrust away from oneself, refuse, reject: with accusative of person(s) (MM, see word), Act.7:27, 39 13:46, Rom.11:1-2, 1Ti.1:19.† (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.