Berean Strong's Lexicon atheteó: To reject, to nullify, to set aside, to disregard Original Word: ἀθετέω Word Origin: From the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-, "not") and τίθημι (tithēmi, "to place, set"), meaning "to set aside" or "to nullify." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often involves terms like מָאַס (ma'as, "to reject") or פָּרַר (parar, "to break, frustrate"), which convey similar meanings of rejection or nullification. Usage: The verb ἀθετέω (atheteó) is used in the New Testament to convey the act of rejecting or nullifying something, often with a sense of disregarding or setting aside established norms, covenants, or commands. It implies a deliberate decision to invalidate or dismiss something that is considered authoritative or binding. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of rejecting or nullifying agreements, laws, or traditions was significant, as it often involved legal and social implications. In the context of the New Testament, ἀθετέω is used to describe actions that go against divine commands or covenants, reflecting a serious breach of faith or duty. The term underscores the gravity of rejecting God's word or authority, which was a critical issue in the early Christian communities as they navigated their identity in relation to Jewish law and Roman society. HELPS Word-studies 114 athetéō (literally, a-thetos, "un-place") – properly, do away with; reject what is already laid down; to set aside (disregard as spurious); nullify, make void; to break faith (Abbott-Smith); remove out of an appointed (proper) place, i.e. reject as invalid; refuse to respect (even "despise"); to cancel, disannul, abrogate (passive, "be set aside" because perceived to lack value); to disregard, pass over (refuse to acknowledge). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom athetos (without position or place); from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and tithémi Definition to do away with what has been laid down, set aside NASB Translation nullify (1), refuse (1), reject (1), rejected (1), rejects (6), rejecting (1), set aside (3), sets...aside (1), setting aside (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 114: ἀθετέωἀθετέω, (ῶ; future ἀθετήσω; 1 aorist ἠθέτησα; a word met with first (yet very often) in the Sept. and Polybius; a. properly, to render ἄθετον; do away with θετόν τί, i. e. something laid down, prescribed, established: διαθήκην, Galatians 3:15 (1 Macc. 11:36; 2 Macc. 13:25, etc.); according to the context, 'to act toward anything as though it were annulled'; hence, to deprive a law of force by opinions or acts opposed to it, to transgress it, Mark 7:9; Hebrews 10:28 (Ezekiel 22:26); πίστιν, to break one's promise or engagement, 1 Timothy 5:12; (Polybius 8, 2, 5; 11, 29, 3, others; Diodorus excerpt. (i. e.de virt. et vit.), p. 562, 67). Hence, b. to thwart the efficacy of anything, nullify, make void?, frustrate: τήν βουλήν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Luke 7:30 (they rendered inefficacious the saving purpose of God); τήν συνέσω to render prudent plans of no effect, 1 Corinthians 1:19 (Isaiah 29:14 (where κρύψω, yet cf. Bos's note)). c. to reject, refuse, slight; τήν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Galatians 2:21 (others refer this to b.); of persons: Mark 6:26 (by breaking the promise given her); Luke 10:16; John 12:48; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; Jude 1:8 (for which καταφρόνειν is used in the parallel passage 2 Peter 2:10). (For examples of the use of this word see Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word.) From a compound of a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. (by implication) to disesteem, neutralize or violate -- cast off, despise, disannul, frustrate, bring to nought, reject. see GREEK a see GREEK tithemi Englishman's Concordance Mark 6:26 V-ANAGRK: οὐκ ἠθέλησεν ἀθετῆσαι αὐτήν NAS: he was unwilling to refuse her. KJV: he would not reject her. INT: not would he reject her Mark 7:9 V-PIA-2P Luke 7:30 V-AIA-3P Luke 10:16 V-PPA-NMS Luke 10:16 V-PIA-3S Luke 10:16 V-PPA-NMS Luke 10:16 V-PIA-3S John 12:48 V-PPA-NMS 1 Corinthians 1:19 V-FIA-1S Galatians 2:21 V-PIA-1S Galatians 3:15 V-PIA-3S 1 Thessalonians 4:8 V-PPA-NMS 1 Thessalonians 4:8 V-PIA-3S 1 Timothy 5:12 V-AIA-3P Hebrews 10:28 V-APA-NMS Jude 1:8 V-PIA-3P Strong's Greek 114 |