ἀναθεματίζω
anathematizō
“to take an oath”
Definition
to declare or vow under penalty of execration
from G331 (ἀνάθεμα);
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Occurrences
ἀναθεματίζω appears 4 times in the New Testament.
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Key Passages
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
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.
Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”
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