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GreekG0115Noun (Feminine)

ἀθέτησις

athetēsis

2Occurrences
G0115Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

cancellation (literally or figuratively)

from G114 (ἀθετέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a disannulling, setting aside: (for similar usage in π., see Deiss., BS, 228 f.; MM, VGT, ).
LXX: usually of unfaithful, rebellious action: (פֶּשַׁע), (בֶּגֶד), Da TH (מַעַל), *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἀθέτησις appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Hebrews
2

Key Passages

Hebrews 7:18BSB

So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless

Hebrews 9:26BSB

Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

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