verb
apōthemō
Greekἀπωθέομαι (apōtheomai)
Strong’sG683
I push or thrust away, reject
stem apōth-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπ-ωθέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for זנח, מאס, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G683 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-o-theh'-om-ahee
to push off, figuratively, to reject
Fromfrom G575 and the middle voice of ὠθέω or ὤθω (to shove);
King Jamescast away, put away (from), thrust away (from).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apōthevōἀπωθεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural | reject | 1× |
| apōthetaἀπώσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | rejected | 3× |
| apōthelaἀπώσαντο | happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural | rejected | 1× |
| apōtheratoisἀπωσάμενοι | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine | rejected | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apōthemō | apōtheme | apōthemi | apōthema | apōthemē | apōthemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apōthesō | apōthese | apōthesi | apōthesa | apōthesē | apōtheselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apōthetō | apōthete | apōtheti | apōtheta3×ἀπώσατο | apōthetē | apōthetelē |
| we 1st person plural | apōthenō | apōthene | apōtheni | apōthena | apōthenē | apōthenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apōthevō1×ἀπωθεῖσθε | apōtheve | apōthevi | apōtheva | apōthevē | apōthevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apōthelō | apōthele | apōtheli | apōthela1×ἀπώσαντο | apōthelē | apōthelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apōthemeiō | apōthemeia | apōthemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apōtheseiō | apōtheseia | apōtheseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apōtheteiō | apōtheteia | apōtheteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apōtheneiō | apōtheneia | apōtheneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apōtheveiō | apōtheveia | apōtheveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apōtheleiō | apōtheleia | apōtheleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apōthesōr | apōthesar | apōthesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apōthetōr | apōthetar | apōthetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apōthevōr | apōthevar | apōthevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apōthelōr | apōthelar | apōthelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apōthemoiō | apōthemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apōthesoiō | apōthesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apōthetoiō | apōthetoia |
| we 1st person plural | apōthenoiō | apōthenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apōthevoiō | apōthevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apōtheloiō | apōtheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apōtherō | apōtheri | apōthera | apōtherē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apōtherōtos | apōtheritos | apōtheratos1× | apōtherētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apōth is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
apōthevō“reject”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 13:46“reject”parrēsiazeratois tē tos Paulos kai tos Barnabaos legala; Vi ate anankaiem prōtem lalira ton logon tou theou; epeidē apōthevō auton kai ouk axioin krinavō heautoin tau aiōniau zōau, idou strefinō eis teim ethneim;Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.
apōtheta“rejected”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular3×
Acts 7:27“pushed … aside”tos de adikarōtos ton plēsion apōtheta auton legaratos; Tinos sin kathistanata archōnon kai dikaston epi nu?But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
Romans 11:1“rejected”Legamō oun, mē apōtheta tos theos ton laon autou? mē ginetoia; kai gar mis Israēlitos amō, ek spermeu Abraam, fulau Beniamin.I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
Romans 11:2“rejected”ouk apōtheta tos theos ton laon autou hon prognōskata. ē ouk oidavē en Ēliao tinem legatō tas grafas, hōs entunchanatō to theo kata tou Israēl?God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
apōthela“rejected”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 7:39“rejected”ho ouk thelala hupēkoois ginera tois patērois nu, alla apōthela kai strefila en tai kardiai autoiu eis Aiguptan,But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
apōtheratois“rejected”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 1:19“rejected”echarōtos pistian kai agathan suneidēsian, han tinois apōtheratois peri tan pistian nauagala;holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.