Quick Definition
ἀπωθέω v. I push or thrust away, reject
Strong's Definition
from 575 and the middle voice of otheo or otho (to shove); to push off, figuratively, to reject
KJV Usage: cast away, put away (from), thrust away (from)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ὠθέω (push)
15.46 · (ἀπωθέομαι[a]) · Linear Movement · Leave, Depart, Flee, Escape, Send
to push away, to thrust aside to use force in pushing or thrusting someone or something away or aside
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπ-ωθέω, -6: to thrust away, push away, repel; in the N. T. only Mid., pres. ἀπωθέομαι (-odpar) ; 1 aor. ἀπωσάμην (for which the better writ. used ἀπεωσάμην, cf. W 90 (86): B. 69 (61)) ; to thrust away from one’s self, to drive away from one’s self, i. e. to repudiate, reject, refuse: τινά, Acts vii. 27, 39; xiii. 46; Ro. xi. 1 sq.; 1 Tim. i. 19. (Jer. ii. 36 (37); iv. 80; vi. 19; Ps. xeiii. (xciv.) 14 and often. In Grk. writ. fr. Hom. down.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀπωθέω apōtheō 6x
to thrust away, repel from one’s self, repulse, Acts 7:27; to refuse, reject, cast off, Acts 7:39; 13:46; Rom. 11:1, 2; 1 Tim. 1:19*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀπ-ωθέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for זנח, מאס, etc.;]
to thrust away. Mid., to thrust away from oneself, refuse, reject: c. acc. pers. (MM, s.v.), Ac 7:27, 39 13:46, Ro 11:1, 2, I Ti 1:19.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀπωθέω occurs in P Fay 124” (ii/a.p.) ἄνευ νομίμων ἡμᾶς ἀποθεῖσθαι: the editors render “illegally ousted.” The compound προσαπωθέω is found in a papyrus of Magdola (B.c. 221—published in AZéanges Nicole, p. 283) προσαπώσατό pe els THY φυλακήν.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀπωθέω (apōtheō) — to reject. ἀπωθέω, future infinitive ἀπωσέμεν[Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἀπέωσα[Refs 8th c.BC+] probably corrupt in [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, future ἀπεώσομαι[LXX]: aorist ἀπωσάμην[Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect ἀπῶσμαι· ἀπώθησα, [Refs 5th c.AD+], infinitive ἀπεῶσθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, perfect participle ἀπωσμένος[Refs 1st c.BC+] W.:—thrust away, push back, ὤϊξε πύλας καὶ ἀπῶσεν ὀχῆας[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἐπάλξεις pushed them off the wall, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, thrust away from oneself, χερσὶν ἀπώσασθαι λίθον[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀπώσατο ἦκα γέροντα pushed him gently away, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. drive away, ἠέρα μὲν σκέδασεν καὶ ἀπῶσεν ὀμίχλην [Ζεύς] [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the wind, beat from one's course, Βορέης ἀπέωσε[Refs 8th c.BC+] (so in middle, σφέας κεῖθεν ἀπώσατο ἲς ἀνέμοιο[Refs]
3. with genitive, εἴ κέ μιν οὐδοῦ ἀπώσομεν[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, thrust from oneself, drive away, μνηστῆρας ἀπώσεαι ἐκ μεγάροιο[Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, to be expelled, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. thrust aside, spurn, [Refs]:—passive, τὸν δῆμον πρότερον ἀπωσμένον pushed aside, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
5. repel, drive back, in middle, Τρῶας ἀπώσασθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]:— also in Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
6. in middle, reject, τὸ ἀργύριον[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. πόνους decline them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν δουλοσύνην shake off slavery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὕπνον shake off sleep, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, refuse, ποιήσω κοὐκ ἀπώσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]