Lexical Definition
ἀποτίθημι apotíthēmi (ap-ot-eeth'-ay-mee) to put aside G:V
from ἀπό and τίθημι
cast off, lay apart (aside, down), put away (off).
- to put away (literally or figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἀπόθεσθε | do put off | Col.3.8 |
| ἀποθώμεθα | We may cast off | Rom.13.12 |
| ἀποθέσθαι | Are to have put off | Eph.4.22 |
| ἀποθέμενοι | having laid aside | Heb.12.1 |
| having put aside | Jas.1.21 • 1Pet.2.1 | |
| having put off | Eph.4.25 | |
| ἀπέθετο | put aside | Matt.14.3 |
| ἀπέθεντο | laid aside | Acts.7.58 |
| απόθου | Put aside | LXX.Ezek.21.10 • LXX.Ezek.21.26 |
| απόθεσ | Put aside | LXX.Num.17.10 |
| αποθήσομεν | shall we put aside | LXX.Joel.1.18 |
| αποθήσεισ | put it aside | LXX.Exod.16.33 |
| αποθήσει | he shall put it aside | LXX.Lev.16.23 |
| shall put aside | LXX.Num.19.9 | |
| απέθηκε | Moses put aside | LXX.Num.17.7 |
| απέθηκαν | put it aside | LXX.2Sam.6.17 |
| they put them aside | LXX.Josh.4.8 | |
| απέθεντο | they put | LXX.Lev.24.12 • LXX.Num.15.34 |
Abbott-Smith
ἀπο-τίθημι, [in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ hi.;]
to put off or aside; in NT always mid.,
(a) to put off from oneself as a garment: τ. ἱμάτια, Ac 7:58; metaph., in ethical sense, to put of, lay aside: Ro 13:12, Eph 4:22, 25, Col 3:8, He 12:1, Ja 1:21, I Pe 2:1;
(b) to stow away, put: ἐν τ. φυλακῇ (MM, s.v.), Mt 14:3.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 14:3 |
| Acts | 7:58 |
| Romans | 13:12 |
| Ephesians | 4:22 · 4:25 |
| Colossians | 3:8 |
| Hebrews | 12:1 |
| James | 1:21 |
| 1 Peter | 2:1 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀποτίθημι,
put away, stow away, δέπας δ᾽ ἀπέθηκ᾽ ἐνὶ χηλῷ[Refs 8th c.BC+]: metaphorically, 'pigeon-hole', class, [Refs 6th c.AD+]
__2 expose a child, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II middle (aorist I participle ἀποθησαμένη[Refs 5th c.AD+], put away from oneself, lay aside, τεύχεα κάλ᾽ ἀποθέσθαι ἐπὶ χθονί[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὴν Σκυθικὴν στολὴν ἀ. put it off, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. κόμας cut it off, in mourning, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὸν νόμον set aside, i.e. disregard, the law, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὰν Ἀφροδίταν quell desire, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 put away from oneself, avoid, ἀποθέσθαι ἐνιπήν wipe away the reproach, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.3 put by for oneself, stow away, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; frequently of drugs, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐν φυλακῇ[NT]
__II.3.b bury, [Refs]
__II.4 ἀποτίθεσθαι εἰς αὖθις put off, defer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 reserve, keep back, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.6 ἀπεθήκατο κόλπων, of a woman, laid down the burden of her womb, i.e. bore a child, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.7 μηδὲν ἀποτίθεσθαι τῶν γιγνομένων expose none of one's children, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.8 ἀ. χρόνον εἴς τι employ, bestow time upon it, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.9 set a fracture, [Refs 6th c.AD+]in Hp.Fract.[Refs] C.; compare ἀπόθεσις.
LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.14.3