Lexical Definition

‎ἀπωθέομαι‎ apōthéomai (ap-o-theh'-om-ahee) to reject ^G:V
from ‎ἀπό‎ and the middle voice of or (to shove)

cast away, put away (from), thrust away (from).

• to push off, figuratively, to reject

Abbott-Smith

ἀπ-ωθέω, -ῶ, [in LXX for זנח, מאס, etc.;]
to thrust away. Mid., to thrust away from oneself, refuse, reject: c. acc. pers. (MM, s.v.), Ac 7:27, 39 13:46, Ro 11:1, 2, I Ti 1:19.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀπωθέω,

future infinitive ἀπωσέμεν[Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἀπέωσα[Refs 8th c.BC+] probably corrupt in [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, future ἀπεώσομαι[LXX]: aorist ἀπωσάμην[Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect ἀπῶσμαι· ἀπώθησα, [Refs 5th c.AD+], infinitive ἀπεῶσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, perfect participle ἀπωσμένος[Refs 1st c.BC+] W.:—thrust away, push back, ὤϊξε πύλας καὶ ἀπῶσεν ὀχῆας[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἐπάλξεις pushed them off the wall, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, thrust away from oneself, χερσὶν ἀπώσασθαι λίθον[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀπώσατο ἦκα γέροντα pushed him gently away, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__2 drive away, ἠέρα μὲν σκέδασεν καὶ ἀπῶσεν ὀμίχλην [Ζεύς] [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the wind, beat from one's course, Βορέης ἀπέωσε[Refs 8th c.BC+] (so in middle, σφέας κεῖθεν ἀπώσατο ἲς ἀνέμοιο[Refs]
__3 with genitive, εἴ κέ μιν οὐδοῦ ἀπώσομεν[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, thrust from oneself, drive away, μνηστῆρας ἀπώσεαι ἐκ μεγάροιο[Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, to be expelled, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 thrust aside, spurn, [Refs]:—passive, τὸν δῆμον πρότερον ἀπωσμένον pushed aside, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 repel, drive back, in middle, Τρῶας ἀπώσασθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]:— also in Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__6 in middle, reject, τὸ ἀργύριον[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. πόνους decline them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν δουλοσύνην shake off slavery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὕπνον shake off sleep, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, refuse, ποιήσω κοὐκ ἀπώσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.2Kgs.21.14}