◄ 579. apoblétos ►
Strong's Lexicon apoblétos: Rejected, cast away, worthless Original Word: ἀπόβλητος Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: apoblétos Pronunciation: ah-POB-lay-tos Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ob'-lay-tos) Definition: Rejected, cast away, worthless Meaning: worthy to be cast away, worthless, regarded as vile. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἀποβάλλω (apoballō), meaning "to throw away" or "to reject." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of rejection is מָאַס (ma'as), which means to reject or despise. This is seen in passages like Isaiah 53:3, where the suffering servant is "despised and rejected by men." Usage: The term "apoblétos" is used to describe something that is considered worthless or rejected. In the context of the New Testament, it often conveys the idea of being cast aside or deemed unworthy of use or consideration. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the concept of rejection or being cast away was significant, especially in social and religious contexts. Items or individuals deemed "apoblétos" were often excluded from communal or sacred activities. This term would resonate with early Christian audiences familiar with the social dynamics of acceptance and rejection, both in Jewish and Greco-Roman societies. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from apoballó Definition to be thrown away, i.e. rejected NASB Translation rejected (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 579: ἀπόβλητος ἀπόβλητος, ἀπόβλητον, thrown away, to be thrown away, rejected, despised, abominated: as unclean, 1 Timothy 4:4 (in Hosea 9:3 Symm. equivalent to טָמֵא unclean; Homer, Iliad 2, 361; 3, 65; Lucian, Plutarch). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance be refused. From apoballo; cast off, i.e. (figuratively) such as to be rejected -- be refused. see GREEK apoballo Forms and Transliterations αποβλητον απόβλητον ἀπόβλητον apobleton apoblēton apóbleton apóblēton Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 1 Timothy 4:4 Adj-NNS GRK: καὶ οὐδὲν ἀπόβλητον μετὰ εὐχαριστίας NAS: and nothing is to be rejected if it is received KJV: nothing to be refused, if it be received INT: and nothing to be rejected with thanksgiving Strong's Greek 579 1 Occurrence ἀπόβλητον — 1 Occ.