"pr. to displace, set aside; to abrogate, annul, violate, swerve from; reject, condemn"
Definition and meaning
pr. to displace, set aside; to abrogate, annul, violate, swerve from; reject, condemn
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀθετέω
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 atheteo (G114) across the King James Bible.
And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
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Common questions
Strong's G114 (atheteo) is a Greek word that means: pr. to displace, set aside; to abrogate, annul, violate, swerve from; reject, condemn It appears 12 times in the King James Bible.
The word atheteo (G114) appears 12 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G114 is atheteo, a Greek word defined as: pr. to displace, set aside; to abrogate, annul, violate, swerve from; reject, condemn. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
atheteo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.