verb
apotithomō
Strong’sG659
I lay off or aside, renounce
stem apotith-8 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books5 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.
ἀπο-τίθημι,
[in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ hi.;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
put away, stow away, δέπας δ᾽ ἀπέθηκ᾽ ἐνὶ χηλῷRefs 8th c.BC+: metaphorically, 'pigeon-hole', class, Refs 6th c.AD+
2 expose a child, Refs 5th c.BC+
II middle (aorist I participle ἀποθησαμένηRefs 5th c.AD+, put away from oneself, lay aside, τεύχεα κάλ᾽ ἀποθέσθαι ἐπὶ χθονίRefs 8th c.BC+; τὴν Σκυθικὴν στολὴν ἀ. put it off, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. κόμας cut it off, in mourning, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τὸν νόμον set aside, i.e. disregard, the law, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τὰν Ἀφροδίταν quell desire, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 put away from oneself, avoid, ἀποθέσθαι ἐνιπήν wipe away the reproach, Refs 8th c.BC+
II.3 put by for oneself, stow away, Refs 5th c.BC+; frequently of drugs, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἐν φυλακῇNT
II.3.b bury, Refs
II.4 ἀποτίθεσθαι εἰς αὖθις put off, defer, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 reserve, keep back, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.6 ἀπεθήκατο κόλπων, of a woman, laid down the burden of her womb, i.e. bore a child, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.7 μηδὲν ἀποτίθεσθαι τῶν γιγνομένων expose none of one's children, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.8 ἀ. χρόνον εἴς τι employ, bestow time upon it, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.9 set a fracture, Refs 6th c.AD+in Hp.Fract.Refs C.; compare ἀπόθεσις.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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× |
| apotitherantoisἀποθέμενοι | 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
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 | apotithomō | apotithome | apotithomē | apotithomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotithosō | apotithose | apotithosē | apotithoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotithotō | apotithote | apotithotē | apotithotelē |
| we 1st person plural | apotithonō | apotithone | apotithonē | apotithonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotithovō | apotithove | apotithovē | apotithovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotitholō | apotithole | apotitholē | apotitholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotithemi | apotithema |
| you 2nd person singular | apotithesi | apotithesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotitheti | apotitheta1×ἀπέθετο |
| we 1st person plural | apotitheni | apotithena |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotithevi | apotitheva |
| they 3rd person plural | apotitheli | apotithela1×ἀπέθεντο |
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 | apotithomeiō | apotithomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apotithoseiō | apotithoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotithoteiō | apotithoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | apotithoneiō | apotithoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotithoveiō | apotithoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apotitholeiō | apotitholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotithemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | apotitheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotitheteia |
| we 1st person plural | apotitheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotitheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | apotitheleia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apotithosōr | apotithosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotithotōr | apotithotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotithovōr | apotithovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apotitholōr | apotitholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apotithesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotithetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotithevar1×ἀπόθεσθε |
| they 3rd person plural | apotithelar |
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 | apotithomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | apotithosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotithotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | apotithonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotithovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | apotitholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apotithemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apotithesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apotithetoia |
| we 1st person plural | apotithenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apotithevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apotitheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 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 | apotithorō | apotithorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apotitheri | apotithera1×ἀποθέσθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 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 | apotithorōntos | apotithorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | apotitherintos | apotitherantos4× |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
apotitheta“put”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 14:3… Iōannon data auton kai en fulaka apotitheta dia Hērōdiadan tan gunaikan Filippou tou …… arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of …
apotithela“laid”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 7:58… tau polau lithobolale. kai tois marturois apotithela teim himatieim autoiu para toin podoin …… to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of …
apotithevar“get rid”happened · yeaorist middle imperative 2nd person plural1×
Colossians 3:8“get rid”nuni de apotithevar kai vis teim panteim, organ, thumon, …But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice …
apotithera“put off”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Ephesians 4:22apotithera vin kata tan proteran anastrofan ton …to put off your former way of life, your …
apotitherantois“rid”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine4×
Ephesians 4:25“putting away”Dio apotitherantois tem pseudem lalavōr alētheian hekastos meta …Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to …
Hebrews 12:1“lay aside”… echarōntois perikeiorōntem ni nefem marturoiu, onkon apotitherantois panton kai tan euperistatan hamartan, dia …… 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 …
James 1:21“putting aside”dio apotitherantois pantan ruparian kai perisseian kakiau en …Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression …
1 Peter 2:1Apotitherantois oun pantan kakian kai panton dolon …Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit …