Greek · G659 · unreviewed

ἀποτίθημι

To put away (literally or figuratively)

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ἀποτίθημι G659

Pronunciation apotíthēmi

What does ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi) mean in the Bible?

ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi) is a Greek word meaning "to put away (literally or figuratively)". ἀπο-τίθημι [in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ hi.

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Meaning

to put away (literally or figuratively)

Extended definition

Moral self-stripping: to deliberately shed vices and sinful patterns like removing unwanted clothing

to put off or aside; in NT always mid.,

ato 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;

bto stow away, put: ἐν τ. φυλακῇ (MM, see word), Mat.14:3.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist

Voices

Middle

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×

Aorist Middle Eph 4:25 · Heb 12:1 · Jas 1:21 · 1 Pet 2:1 4×

Indicative states a fact or reality 2×

Aorist Middle Matt 14:3 · Acts 7:58 2×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×

Aorist Middle Eph 4:22 1×

Imperative command or strong request 1×

Aorist Middle Col 3:8 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 2 imperative 1 infinitive 1 participle 4

Tense

aorist 8

Voice

middle 8

Mood

participle 4 indicative 2 imperative 1 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 14:3 ἀπέθετο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 7:58 ἀπέθεντο aorist middle indicative completed Ephesians 4:22 ἀποθέσθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Ephesians 4:25 ἀποθέμενοι aorist middle participle participle Colossians 3:8 ἀπόθεσθε aorist middle imperative imperative Hebrews 12:1 ἀποθέμενοι aorist middle participle participle James 1:21 ἀποθέμενοι aorist middle participle participle 1 Peter 2:1 Ἀποθέμενοι aorist middle participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Ephesians 4:25 put away apotíthēmi Participle · Aorist Middle

lay aside falsehood in ethical exhortation to Christian conduct

Ephesians 4:22 put off apotíthēmi Infinitive · Aorist Middle

remove former self and corrupt desires in spiritual transformation

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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