Strong G331ἀνάθεμα
devoted
- Transliteration
- anathema
- Pronunciation
- an-ath'-em-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From G394; a (religious) ban or (concretely) excommunicated (thing or person): - accursed anathema curse X great.
Detailed definition
ἀνάθεμα, -τος, τό
(ἀνατίθημι),
Hellenistic for Attic ἀνάθημα (Bl., § 27, 2);
1. prop. = τὸ ἀνατιθέμένον, that which is laid by to be kept, a votive offering (as ἀνάθημα in 2Ma.2:13, Luk.21:5—where LT read -θεμα, see M, Pr., 46).
2. [As equiv. in LXX for חֵרֶם,] devoted, a thing devoted to God (see Driver, De., 98 f., and cf. Lev.27:28-29), hence;
__(a) of the sentence pronounced (Deu.13:15), a curse: Act.23:14;
__(b) of the object on which the curse is laid, accursed (Deu.7:26): Rom.9:3, 1Co.12:3 16:22, Gal.1:8-9 (see ICC on Ro.; Lft., Ga., ll. with; Cremer, 547; Tr., Syn., § v; MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
(ἀνατίθημι),
Hellenistic for Attic ἀνάθημα (Bl., § 27, 2);
1. prop. = τὸ ἀνατιθέμένον, that which is laid by to be kept, a votive offering (as ἀνάθημα in 2Ma.2:13, Luk.21:5—where LT read -θεμα, see M, Pr., 46).
2. [As equiv. in LXX for חֵרֶם,] devoted, a thing devoted to God (see Driver, De., 98 f., and cf. Lev.27:28-29), hence;
__(a) of the sentence pronounced (Deu.13:15), a curse: Act.23:14;
__(b) of the object on which the curse is laid, accursed (Deu.7:26): Rom.9:3, 1Co.12:3 16:22, Gal.1:8-9 (see ICC on Ro.; Lft., Ga., ll. with; Cremer, 547; Tr., Syn., § v; MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G331 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- accurse4
- anathema1
- curse1
First verses
- Acts 23:14And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
- Romans 9:3For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
- 1 Corinthians 12:3Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
- 1 Corinthians 16:22If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha.
- Galatians 1:8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
- Galatians 1:9As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀνάθεμα,
poetry ἄνθεμα, ατος, τό, (ἀνατίθημι) properly, like{ἀνάθημα}, anything dedicated, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus “Epigrammata” 13.2, “Anthologia Graeca” 6.162 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus), “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2693d (from Mylasa), +others, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Mus.” p.85 K.)]
2 anything devoted to evil, an accursed thing, [LXX (LXX.Lev.27.28, LXX.Deu.7.26, 13.17, +others)]; of persons. [NT (NT.Rom.9.3, NT.1Cor.12.3, etc.)]
II curse, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (Tab.Defix.Aud. 41 B (Megara, 1st-2nd c.AD), compare {ἀναθεματιαῖος})]
poetry ἄνθεμα, ατος, τό, (ἀνατίθημι) properly, like{ἀνάθημα}, anything dedicated, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus “Epigrammata” 13.2, “Anthologia Graeca” 6.162 (1st c.BC: Meleager Epigrammaticus), “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 2693d (from Mylasa), +others, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Mus.” p.85 K.)]
2 anything devoted to evil, an accursed thing, [LXX (LXX.Lev.27.28, LXX.Deu.7.26, 13.17, +others)]; of persons. [NT (NT.Rom.9.3, NT.1Cor.12.3, etc.)]
II curse, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (Tab.Defix.Aud. 41 B (Megara, 1st-2nd c.AD), compare {ἀναθεματιαῖος})]