ἀποτίθημιapotíthēmi
to put off or aside; in NT always middle
Greek (New Testament) · G659
Meanings
(a) to put off from oneself as a garment: τ. ἱμάτια, Acts 7:58; metaphorically, in ethical sense, to put of, lay aside: Romans 13:12, Ephesians 4:22, Ephesians 4:25, Colossians 3:8, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:21, 1 Peter 2:1
(b) to stow away, put: ἐν τ. φυλακῇ, Matthew 14:3.
Same root
- ἀπόapó · G575"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
- τίθημιtíthēmi · G5087to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from G2476 (ἵστημι), which properly denotes an upright and active position, while G2749 (κεῖμαι) is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)
- ἀπόθεσιςapóthesis · G595a laying aside (literally or figuratively)
- ἀποθήκηapothḗkē · G596a repository, i.e. granary
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 14:3 For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip).
- Acts 7:58 and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul.
- Romans 13:12 The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living.
- Ephesians 4:22 throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.
- Ephesians 4:25 So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.
- Colossians 3:8 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.