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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