Strong’s G114 · Greek

ἀθετέω
athetéō

Definition

to set aside, i.e. (by implication) to disesteem, neutralize or violate

Etymology

from a compound of G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G5087 (τίθημι);

Where the KJV renders it

  • cast off
  • despise
  • disannul
  • frustrate
  • bring to nought
  • reject

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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