verb

apotithemō

Greekἀποτίθημι (apotithēmi)

Strong’sG659

I lay off or aside, renounce

stem apotith-8 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books5 forms occur

Translated as

get rid1×laid1×lay aside1×put1×put off1×putting aside1×putting away1×rid1×

What it means

ἀπο-τίθημι,

[in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ hi.;]

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

(a) to put off from oneself as a garment: τ. ἱμάτια, Ac 7:58; metaph., in ethical sense, to put of, lay aside: Ro 13:12, Eph 4:22, 25, Col 3:8, He 12:1, Ja 1:21, I Pe 2:1;

(b) to stow away, put: ἐν τ. φυλακῇ (MM, s.v.), Mt 14:3.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G659 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidap-ot-eeth'-ay-mee

to put away (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G575 and G5087;

King Jamescast off, lay apart (aside, down), put away (off).

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
apotithetaἀπέθετο	happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular	put	1×
apotithelaἀπέθεντο	happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural	laid	1×
apotithevarἀπόθεσθε	happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural	get rid	1×
apotitheraἀποθέσθαι	happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive	put off	1×
apotitheratoisἀποθέμενοι	happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine	rid	4×

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, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	apotithemō	apotitheme	apotithemi	apotithema	apotithemē	apotithemelē
you 2nd person singular	apotithesō	apotithese	apotithesi	apotithesa	apotithesē	apotitheselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apotithetō	apotithete	apotitheti	apotitheta1×ἀπέθετο	apotithetē	apotithetelē
we 1st person plural	apotithenō	apotithene	apotitheni	apotithena	apotithenē	apotithenelē
ye 2nd person plural	apotithevō	apotitheve	apotithevi	apotitheva	apotithevē	apotithevelē
they 3rd person plural	apotithelō	apotithele	apotitheli	apotithela1×ἀπέθεντο	apotithelē	apotithelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	apotithemeiō	apotithemeia	apotithemeiē
you 2nd person singular	apotitheseiō	apotitheseia	apotitheseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apotitheteiō	apotitheteia	apotitheteiē
we 1st person plural	apotitheneiō	apotitheneia	apotitheneiē
ye 2nd person plural	apotitheveiō	apotitheveia	apotitheveiē
they 3rd person plural	apotitheleiō	apotitheleia	apotitheleiē

Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	apotithesōr	apotithesar	apotithesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apotithetōr	apotithetar	apotithetēr
ye 2nd person plural	apotithevōr	apotithevar1×ἀπόθεσθε	apotithevēr
they 3rd person plural	apotithelōr	apotithelar	apotithelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	apotithemoiō	apotithemoia
you 2nd person singular	apotithesoiō	apotithesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	apotithetoiō	apotithetoia
we 1st person plural	apotithenoiō	apotithenoia
ye 2nd person plural	apotithevoiō	apotithevoia
they 3rd person plural	apotitheloiō	apotitheloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	apotitherō	apotitheri	apotithera1×ἀποθέσθαι	apotitherē

Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	apotitherōtos	apotitheritos	apotitheratos4×	apotitherētos

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

apotithstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

apotith 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

8 occurrences, every one of them listed

apotitheta“put”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

Matthew 14:3“put”Tos gar Hērōdos krataratos ton Iōannon data auton kai en fulaka apotitheta dia Hērōdiadan tan gunaikan Filippou tou adelfou autou,Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

apotithela“laid”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural1×

Acts 7:58“laid”kai ekballaratois exō tau politau lithobolale. kai tois marturois apotithela teim himatieim autoiu para toin podoin neaniou kalirōtou Saulou.They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

apotithevar“get rid”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural1×

Colossians 3:8“get rid”nuni de apotithevar kai vis teim panteim, organ, thumon, kakian, blasfēmian, aischrologian ek teu stomeu vu;But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

apotithera“put off”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×

Ephesians 4:22“put off”apotithera vin kata tan proteran anastrofan ton palaion anthrōpon ton ftheirirōton kata tain epithumiain tau apatau,to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

apotitheratois“rid”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine4×

Ephesians 4:25“putting away”Dio apotitheratois tem pseusem lalavōr alētheian hekastos meta tou plēsion autou, hoti anō allēloiu meleim.Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

Hebrews 12:1“lay aside”Toigaroun kai nis, tosoutem echarōtois perikeierōtem ni nefem marturoiu, onkon apotitheratois panton kai tan euperistatan hamartan, dia hupomonau trechaneiō ton prokeierōton ni agōnon,Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

James 1:21“putting aside”dio apotitheratois pantan ruparian kai perisseian kakiau en prauta dechevar ton emfuton logon ton dunerōton sōzara tain psuchain vu.Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

1 Peter 2:1“rid”Apotitheratois oun pantan kakian kai panton dolon kai hupokrisiain kai fthonoin kai pantain katalaliain,Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.