ἀθέτησιςathétēsis
cancellation (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G115
Meanings
a disannulling, setting aside: Hebrews 7:18, Hebrews 9:26.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Hebrews 7:18 Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless.
- Hebrews 9:26 If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, once for all time, he has appeared at the end of the age to remove sin by his own death as a sacrifice.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.