ἀπόθεσις
apothesis · removal, putting away
Greek word · Strong’s number G595 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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apothesis (ἀπόθεσις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “removal, putting away”.
Laying aside.
How to say it
a·po·the·sis
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
- Washing grime off the body.
- Laying aside the body at death, like taking down one's tent.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- putting off ×1
- removal ×1
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Peter 3:21
which also now saves you, as a corresponding figure: immersion, not the removal of dirt from the flesh but the request of a good conscience to God, through the resurrection of Jesus the Messiah,
- 2 Peter 1:14
knowing that the putting off of my tent is soon, as also our Lord Jesus the Messiah made clear to me.