Jump to: Hitchcock's • Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Library • Subtopics • Terms Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary AnathemaEaston's Bible Dictionary Anything laid up or suspended; hence anything laid up in a temple or set apart as sacred. In this sense the form of the word is anath(ee)ma, once in plural used in the Greek New Testament, in Luke 21:5, where it is rendered "gifts." In the LXX. the form anathema is generally used as the rendering of the Hebrew word herem, derived from a verb which means (1) to consecrate or devote; and (2) to exterminate. Any object so devoted to the Lord could not be redeemed (Numbers 18:14; Leviticus 27:28, 29); and hence the idea of exterminating connected with the word. The Hebrew verb (haram) is frequently used of the extermination of idolatrous nations. It had a wide range of application. The anathema_ or _herem was a person or thing irrevocably devoted to God (Leviticus 27:21, 28); and "none devoted shall be ransomed. He shall surely be put to death" (27:29). The word therefore carried the idea of devoted to destruction (Numbers 21:2, 3; Joshua 6:17); and hence generally it meant a thing accursed. In Deuteronomy 7:26 an idol is called a herem = anathema, a thing accursed.In the New Testament this word always implies execration. In some cases an individual denounces an anathema on himself unless certain conditions are fulfilled (Acts 23:12, 14, 21). "To call Jesus accursed" [anathema] (1 Corinthians 12:3) is to pronounce him execrated or accursed. If any one preached another gospel, the apostle says, "let him be accursed" (Galatians 1:8, 9); i.e., let his conduct in so doing be accounted accursed. In Romans 9:3, the expression "accursed" (anathema) from Christ, i.e., excluded from fellowship or alliance with Christ, has occasioned much difficulty. The apostle here does not speak of his wish as a possible thing. It is simply a vehement expression of feeling, showing how strong was his desire for the salvation of his people. The anathema in 1 Corinthians 16:22 denotes simply that they who love not the Lord are rightly objects of loathing and execration to all holy beings; they are guilty of a crime that merits the severest condemnation; they are exposed to the just sentence of "everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord." Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) Anything forbidden by or society or religious authority.2. (n.) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as accursed. 3. (n.) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ANATHEMAa-nath'-e-ma (anathema): This word occurs only once in the King James Version, namely, in the phrase "Let him be anathema. Maranatha" (1 Corinthians 16:22); elsewhere the King James Version renders anathema by "accursed" (Romans 9:3 1 Corinthians 12:3 Galatians 1:8, 9), once by "curse" (Acts 23:12). Both words-anathema and anathema-were originally dialectical variations and had the same connotation, namely, offering to the gods. The non-Attic form-anathema-was adopted in the Septuagint as a rendering of the Hebrew cherem (see ACCURSED), and gradually came to have the significance of the Hebrew word-"anything devoted to destruction." Whereas in the Greek Fathers anathema-as cherem in rabbinic Hebrew-came to denote excommunication from society, in the New Testament the word has its full force. In common speech it evidently became a strong expression of execration, and the term connoted more than physical destruction; it invariably implied moral worthlessness. In Romans 9:3 Paul does not simply mean that, for the sake of his fellow-countrymen, he is prepared to face death, but to endure the moral degradation of an outcast from the kingdom of Christ. In 1 Corinthians 12:3 the expression, "Jesus is anathema"-with its suggestion of moral unfitness-reaches the lowest depths of depreciation, as the expression, "Jesus is Lord," reaches the summit of appreciation. Greek 331. anathema -- that which is laid up, ie a votive offering ... 330, 331. anathema. 332 . that which is laid up, ie a ... solemn (1). accused, anathema, curse. From anatithemai; a (religious) ban ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/331.htm - 7k 334. anathema -- a gift set up (in a temple) 332. anathematizo -- to declare anathema, devote to destruction 2652. katanathema -- curse. Library Anathema and Grace Session xvi. The Anathemas of Cyril in Opposition to Nestorius. A Confession of the Catholic Faith which Pope Damasus Sent to ... Creeds Published at Sirmium in Presence of the Emperor Constantius ... The Anathematisms of the Emperor Justinian against Origen. The Anathemas against Origen. Extracts from the Acts. Session I. Excursus on the Condemnation of Pope Honorius. The Decree of the Holy, Great, Ecumenical Synod, the Second of ... Thesaurus Anathema (6 Occurrences)... the form anathema is generally used as the rendering of the Hebrew word herem, derived from a verb which means (1) to consecrate or devote; and (2) to ... /a/anathema.htm - 13k Excommunication Maranatha (1 Occurrence) Anathematize (4 Occurrences) Anath (4 Occurrences) Proclaim (172 Occurrences) Songs (100 Occurrences) Loveth (88 Occurrences) Wishing (25 Occurrences) Maran-atha (1 Occurrence) Bible Concordance Anathema (6 Occurrences)Acts 23:14 who having come near to the chief priests and to the elders said, 'With an anathema we did anathematize ourselves -- to taste nothing till we have killed Paul; Romans 9:3 For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren's sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh: 1 Corinthians 12:3 Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. Galatians 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema. Galatians 1:9 As we have said before, so say I now again, if any man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that which ye received, let him be anathema. Subtopics Anathema Maran-Atha: General Scriptures Concerning Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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