G817: ἄτερ (áter)

G817 ἄτερ (áter)

Greek

Quick Definition

ἄτερ Prep. apart from, without

Strong's Definition

a particle probably akin to 427; aloof, i.e. apart from (literally or figuratively)

KJV Usage: in the absence of, without

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἄτερ (G0817)

prep. (with gen.)

89.120 · Relations · Dissociation

without, not with, no relationship to, apart from, independent of a marker of negatively linked elements The phrase ἄτερ ὄχλου may be interpreted to mean ‘without the people knowing about it’ or ‘in the absence of the multitude.’

LUK 22:6 · LUK 22:35

¹ It appears impossible to find a significant distinction between ἄνευ and ἄτερ. It may be that χωρίς[a] differs from ἄνευ and ἄτερ in focusing upon a greater degree of separation or lack of involvement.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἄτερ, prep., freq. in the poets [fr. Hom. down], rare in prose writ. fr. Plat. [?] down; without, apart from: with gen. [ Dion. Hal. 3,10; Plut. Num. 14, Cat. min. 5]; in the Bible only in 2 Mace. xii. 15; Lk. xxii. 6 (ἄτερ ὄχλου in the absence of the multitude; hence, without tumult), 35. [‘ Teaching’ 3,10; Herm. sim. 5, 4, 5.]

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἄτερ ater 2x

improper prep with the gen., without, Lk. 22:6, 35*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

** ἄτερ, prep.,

[in LXX: II Mac 12:15*;]

in cl. most freq. in poets; without, apart from: c. gen., Lk 22:6, 35 (for exx. from π., v. MM, s.v.).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἄτερ. For this (originally) poetic word which is found in the Grk Bible only 2 Macc 121%, Lk 22 ®and35\ cf, Przene 10910 (c. B.C. 120) ἄτερ ὀψωνίου, “without salary.” It occurs in P Oxy VI. 93618 (iii/A.D., a rather uneducated letter) ὃ ἠπητὴς λέγει ὅτι οὐ δίδω οὔτε τὸν χαλκὸν οὔτε τὸ φαινόλιν ἄτερ Ιούστου, “the cobbler says that he will not give up either the money or the cloak without Justus ” (Edd.). Cf. also P Leid Wi-12 (Apocrypha Moisis) ἄτερ yap τούτων (the corrected from 0) ὁ εὸς (/. θεὸς) οὐκ ἐπακούσεται. To the references in the Lexicons may be added Vettius Valens pp. 1365, 271°, 341°, and Cleanthes hymn. Orph. 68, 8.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ἄτερ (ater) — without. ἄτερ [ᾰ], Epic dialect, Ionic dialect, Trag. preposition with genitive, without, apart from, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄ. Ζηνός without his will, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐ θεῶν ἄ. 'non sine dis', [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. aloof, apart from, ἄ. ἥμενον ἄλλων[Refs 8th c.BC+]:—frequently in Trag., mostly after its case, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; but before it in [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—also in late Prose, as [LXX+1st c.BC+]

III. with dative, ἄτερ ἄστρασιν[Refs 1st c.AD+]