Strong's Lexicon apeipon: To renounce, to deny, to refuse Original Word: ἀπεῖπον Word Origin: From ἀπό (apo, meaning "from" or "away") and εἶπον (eipon, meaning "to speak" or "to say") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of denial or renunciation can be related to Hebrew words such as מָאַס (ma'as, Strong's H3988), meaning "to reject" or "to refuse." Usage: The Greek verb ἀπεῖπον (apeipon) is used to convey the act of renouncing or denying something or someone. It implies a deliberate and conscious decision to reject or disassociate from a particular belief, person, or action. In the New Testament, it often carries the connotation of a strong, definitive refusal or denial. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, public declarations and renunciations were significant, often associated with legal and social implications. Renouncing allegiance to a deity or a political figure could have serious consequences. In the context of early Christianity, renouncing former pagan practices or denying Christ under persecution were critical issues faced by believers. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom apo and eipon Definition to forbid, renounce NASB Translation renounced (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 550: ἀπεῖπονἀπεῖπον: (εἶπον, 2 aorist from the obsolete ἐπω); 1. to speak out, set forth, declare (Homer, Iliad 7, 416 ἀγγελιην ἀπηιπεν, 9, 309 τόν μυθον ἀποειπεῖν). 2. to forbid: 1 Kings 11:2, and in Attic writings. 3. to give up, renounce: with the accusative of the thing, Job 10:3 (for מָאַס), and often in Greek writings from Homer down. In the same sense 1 aorist middle ἀπειπαμην, 2 Corinthians 4:2 (see WHs Appendix, p. 164) (cf. αἰσχύνη, 1); so too in Herodotus 1, 59; 5, 56; 7, 14 (etc.), and the later writings from Polybius down. Reflexive past of a compound of apo and epo; to say off for oneself, i.e. Disown -- renounce. see GREEK apo see GREEK epo |
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