"to declare any one to be ἀνάθεμα; to curse, bind by a curse, Mk. 14:71; Acts 23:12, 14, 21*"
Definition and meaning
to declare any one to be ἀνάθεμα; to curse, bind by a curse, Mk. 14:71; Acts 23:12, 14, 21*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀναθεματίζω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anathematizo (G332) across the King James Bible.
But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
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Common questions
Strong's G332 (anathematizo) is a Greek word that means: to declare any one to be ἀνάθεμα; to curse, bind by a curse, Mk. 14:71; Acts 23:12, 14, 21* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word anathematizo (G332) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G332 is anathematizo, a Greek word defined as: to declare any one to be ἀνάθεμα; to curse, bind by a curse, Mk. 14:71; Acts 23:12, 14, 21*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anathematizo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.