verb
apōthomō
Strong’sG683
I push or thrust away, reject
stem apōth-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future infinitive ἀπωσέμενRefs 8th c.BC+: aorist ἀπέωσαRefs 8th c.BC+ probably corrupt in Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, future ἀπεώσομαιLXX: aorist ἀπωσάμηνRefs 8th c.BC+perfect ἀπῶσμαι· ἀπώθησα, Refs 5th c.AD+, infinitive ἀπεῶσθαιRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, perfect participle ἀπωσμένοςRefs 1st c.BC+ W.:—thrust away, push back, ὤϊξε πύλας καὶ ἀπῶσεν ὀχῆαςRefs 8th c.BC+; ἀ. ἐπάλξεις pushed them off the wall, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, thrust away from oneself, χερσὶν ἀπώσασθαι λίθονRefs 8th c.BC+; ἀπώσατο ἦκα γέροντα pushed him gently away, Refs 8th c.BC+
2 drive away, ἠέρα μὲν σκέδασεν καὶ ἀπῶσεν ὀμίχλην [Ζεύς] Refs 8th c.BC+; of the wind, beat from one's course, Βορέης ἀπέωσεRefs 8th c.BC+ (so in middle, σφέας κεῖθεν ἀπώσατο ἲς ἀνέμοιοRefs
3 with genitive, εἴ κέ μιν οὐδοῦ ἀπώσομενRefs 5th c.BC+:—middle, thrust from oneself, drive away, μνηστῆρας ἀπώσεαι ἐκ μεγάροιοRefs 8th c.BC+:—passive, to be expelled, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 thrust aside, spurn, Refs:—passive, τὸν δῆμον πρότερον ἀπωσμένον pushed aside, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 repel, drive back, in middle, Τρῶας ἀπώσασθαιRefs 8th c.BC+:— also in Prose, Refs 5th c.BC+
6 in middle, reject, τὸ ἀργύριονRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. πόνους decline them, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν δουλοσύνην shake off slavery, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὕπνον shake off sleep, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, refuse, ποιήσω κοὐκ ἀπώσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apōthovōἀπωθεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive 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× |
| apōtherantoisἀπωσάμενοι | 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apōthomō | apōthome | apōthomē | apōthomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apōthosō | apōthose | apōthosē | apōthoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apōthotō | apōthote | apōthotē | apōthotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apōthonō | apōthone | apōthonē | apōthonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apōthovō1×ἀπωθεῖσθε | apōthove | apōthovē | apōthovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apōtholō | apōthole | apōtholē | apōtholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apōthemi | apōthema |
| you 2nd person singular | apōthesi | apōthesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apōtheti | apōtheta3×ἀπώσατο |
| we 1st person plural | apōtheni | apōthena |
| ye 2nd person plural | apōthevi | apōtheva |
| they 3rd person plural | apōtheli | apōthela1×ἀπώσαντο |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apōthomeiō | apōthomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apōthoseiō | apōthoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apōthoteiō | apōthoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apōthoneiō | apōthoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apōthoveiō | apōthoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apōtholeiō | apōtholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apōthemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apōtheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apōtheteia |
| we 1st person plural | apōtheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apōtheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apōtheleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apōthosōr | apōthosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apōthotōr | apōthotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apōthovōr | apōthovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apōtholōr | apōtholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apōthesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apōthetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apōthevar |
| they 3rd person plural | apōthelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apōthomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apōthosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apōthotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apōthonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apōthovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apōtholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apōthemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apōthesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apōthetoia |
| we 1st person plural | apōthenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apōthevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apōtheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apōthorō | apōthorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apōtheri | apōthera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apōthorōntos | apōthorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apōtherintos | apōtherantos1× |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
apōthovō“reject”happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 13:46… lalira ton logon tou theou; epeidē apōthovō auton kai ouk axioin krinavō heautoin …… to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves …
apōtheta“rejected”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular3×
Acts 7:27tos de adikarōntos ton plēsion apōtheta auton legarantos; Tinos sin katastēata archonton …… man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler …
Romans 11:1“rejected”Legamō oun, mē apōtheta tos theos ton laon autou? mē …I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of …
Romans 11:2“rejected”ouk apōtheta tos theos ton laon autou hon …God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew …
apōthela“rejected”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 7:39… hupēkoois genera tois patrois nu, alla apōthela kai strefila en tai kardiai autoiu …… refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned …
apōtherantois“rejected”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 1:19… pistian kai agathan suneidēsian, han tinois apōtherantois peri tan pistian nauagala;… a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.