verb
athetamō
Greekἀθετέω (atheteō)
Strong’sG114
I annul
stem athet-16 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books9 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἀθετέω, -ῶ
(< τίθημι), [in LXX for seventeen different words, פּשׁע, מרד, בּגד, מעל, etc., often meaning, as I Ki 13:3 (Heb., al.), to revolt; properly, to make ἄθετον, or do away with what has been laid down (v. DCG, i, 453 f.)].
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G114 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidath-et-eh'-o
to set aside, i.e. (by implication) to disesteem, neutralize or violate
Fromfrom a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G5087;
King Jamescast off, despise, disannul, frustrate, bring to nought, reject.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| athetamōἀθετῶ | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | nullify | 1× |
| athetatōἀθετεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | rejects | 4× |
| athetavōἀθετεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | setting aside | 1× |
| athetalōἀθετοῦσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | reject | 1× |
| athetamiἀθετήσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | set aside | 1× |
| athetalaἠθέτησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | rejected | 2× |
| athetaraἀθετῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | refuse | 1× |
| athetarōtosἀθετῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | rejects | 4× |
| athetaratosἀθετήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular 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, 10 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | athetamō1×ἀθετῶ | athetame | athetami1×ἀθετήσω | athetama | athetamē | athetamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | athetasō | athetase | athetasi | athetasa | athetasē | athetaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | athetatō4×ἀθετεῖ | athetate | athetati | athetata | athetatē | athetatelē |
| we 1st person plural | athetanō | athetane | athetani | athetana | athetanē | athetanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | athetavō1×ἀθετεῖτε | athetave | athetavi | athetava | athetavē | athetavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | athetalō1×ἀθετοῦσιν | athetale | athetali | athetala2×ἠθέτησαν | athetalē | athetalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | athetameiō | athetameia | athetameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | athetaseiō | athetaseia | athetaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | athetateiō | athetateia | athetateiē |
| we 1st person plural | athetaneiō | athetaneia | athetaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | athetaveiō | athetaveia | athetaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | athetaleiō | athetaleia | athetaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | athetasōr | athetasar | athetasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | athetatōr | athetatar | athetatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | athetavōr | athetavar | athetavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | athetalōr | athetalar | athetalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | athetamoiō | athetamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | athetasoiō | athetasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | athetatoiō | athetatoia |
| we 1st person plural | athetanoiō | athetanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | athetavoiō | athetavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | athetaloiō | athetaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | athetarō | athetari | athetara1×ἀθετῆσαι | athetarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | athetarōtos4×ἀθετῶν | athetaritos | athetaratos1×ἀθετήσας | athetarētos |
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
athet 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
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
athetamō“nullify”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Galatians 2:21“nullify”ouk athetamō tan charian tou theou; ei gar dia nomou dikaiosunas, ara Christos dōreōs apothnēskata.I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.
athetatō“rejects”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular4×
Luke 10:16“rejects”Tos akouarōtos vu mu akouatō, kai tos athetarōtos vin min athetatō; tos de min athetarōtos athetatō ton apostelaraton min.Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
Luke 10:16“rejects”Tos akouarōtos vu mu akouatō, kai tos athetarōtos vin min athetatō; tos de min athetarōtos athetatō ton apostelaraton min.Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
Galatians 3:15“annuls”Adelfoir, kata anthrōpon legamō; homōs anthrōpou kurirētan diathēkan oudenos athetatō ē epidiatassetō.Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.
1 Thessalonians 4:8“reject”toigaroun tos athetarōtos ouk anthrōpon athetatō alla ton theon ton kai dōarōton tem pneumem autou tem hagiem eis vin.Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
athetavō“setting aside”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Mark 7:9“setting aside”Kai legate autoi; Kalōs athetavō tan entolan tou theou, hina tan paradosian vu tēraveia;He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
athetalō“reject”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Jude 1:8“reject”Homoiōs mentoi kai houtois enupniazerōtois sarxan men miainalō, kuriotan de athetalō, doxain de blasfēmalō.Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
athetami“set aside”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 1:19“set aside”grafitē gar; Apolluami tan sofian toiu sofoiu, kai tan sunesian toiu sunetoiu athetami.For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
athetala“rejected”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Luke 7:30“rejected”tois de Farisaiois kai tois nomikois tan boulan tou theou athetala eis heautoin, mē baptiziratois hupo autou.But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
1 Timothy 5:12“violated”echarōtais krimem hoti tan prōtan pistian athetala;and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith.
athetara“refuse”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Mark 6:26“refuse”kai perilupos gineratos tos basilevos dia toin horkoin kai toin anakeierōtoin ouk thelata athetara autan;The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
athetarōtos“rejects”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine4×
Luke 10:16“rejects”Tos akouarōtos vu mu akouatō, kai tos athetarōtos vin min athetatō; tos de min athetarōtos athetatō ton apostelaraton min.Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
Luke 10:16“rejects”Tos akouarōtos vu mu akouatō, kai tos athetarōtos vin min athetatō; tos de min athetarōtos athetatō ton apostelaraton min.Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
John 12:48“rejects”tos athetarōtos min kai mē lambarōtos teim rēmeim mu echatō ton krinarōton auton; tos logos hon lalama ekeinos krinati auton en ta eschata hēmera;There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
1 Thessalonians 4:8“rejects”toigaroun tos athetarōtos ouk anthrōpon athetatō alla ton theon ton kai dōarōton tem pneumem autou tem hagiem eis vin.Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
athetaratos“rejected”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 10:28“rejected”athetaratos tinos nomon Mōusou chōris oiktirmoiu epi duo ē treis marturoi apothnēskatō;Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.