ἀνάθεμα
anathema · accursed, curse
Greek word · Strong’s number G331 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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anathema (ἀνάθεμα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “accursed, curse”.
A curse: something handed over to destruction; also an offering dedicated to God.
How to say it
a·na·the·ma
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Handed over to God's condemnation.
- A solemn commitment in which one places oneself under a curse if one fails.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- accursed ×5
- under a curse ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 23:14
they, going to the chief priests and the elders, said, “We have bound ourselves under a curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
- Romans 9:3
For I could wish that I myself were accursed, cut off from the Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my relatives according to the flesh,
- 1 Corinthians 12:3
Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, Jesus be accursed; and no one can say, Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 16:22
If anyone does not hold the Lord dear, let him be accursed. Marana tha! (Our Lord, come!)
- Galatians 1:8
But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim good news to you contrary to what we proclaimed as good news to you, let him be accursed.
- Galatians 1:9
As we have said before, so now I say again: if anyone is proclaiming good news to you contrary to what you received, let him be accursed.