ἀναθεματίζω
anathematizō · curse
Greek word · Strong’s number G332 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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anathematizō (ἀναθεματίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “curse”.
Put under a curse; bind oneself with an oath under a curse.
How to say it
a·na·the·ma·ti·zō
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
- Call evil on oneself if one fails; wish evil.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- bound themselves under a curse ×2
- We have bound ourselves ×1
- call down curses ×1
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Where it appears
- Mark 14:71
But he began to call down curses and to swear, “I do not know this man you are talking about.”
- Acts 23:12
And when day came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
- 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.
- Acts 23:21
So you must not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.”