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GreekG0331Noun (Neuter)

ἀνάθεμα

anathema

6Occurrences
G0331Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a (religious) ban or (concretely) excommunicated (thing or person)

from G394 (ἀνατίθεμαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Hellenistic for Attic ἀνάθημα
1.prop. = τὸ ἀνατιθέμένον, that which is laid by to be kept, a votive offering (as *ἀνάθημα *in
2.devoted, a thing devoted to God (see Driver, De., 98 f., and cf. ), hence
(a)of the sentence pronounced (
(b)of the object on which the curse is laid, accursed (
LXX: As equiv. in LXX for חֵרֶם

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

ἀνάθεμα appears 6 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
2
Galatians
2
Acts
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 12:3BSB

Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 16:22BSB

If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!

Acts 23:14BSB

They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

Galatians 1:8BSB

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!

Galatians 1:9BSB

As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.