Apōthéomai — G683

Definition

verb

to push off, figuratively, to reject

Usually translated as

cast away, put away, thrust away

Origin

from G575 and the middle voice of ōthéō or ṓthō (to shove)

• apó (G575)

Occurrences

Apōthéomai occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (3), Romans (2), 1 Timothy (1)

• Acts 7:27 — But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away (ἀπώσατο), saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
• Acts 7:39 — To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from (ἀπώσαντο) them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
• Acts 13:46 — Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you (ἀπωθεῖσθε), and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
• Romans 11:1 — I say then, Hath God cast away (ἀπώσατο) his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
• Romans 11:2 — God hath not cast away (ἀπώσατο) his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
• 1 Timothy 1:19 — Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away (ἀπωσάμενοι) concerning faith have made shipwreck: