ἈΝΑΘΕΜΑ, ἀναθεμα
ANATHEMA, anathema
Sounds Like: ah-NAH-theh-mah
Translations: accursed thing, curse, anathema, a curse
From the root: ἈΝΑΘΕΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to something dedicated to God, often for destruction, and thus set apart as accursed or devoted to destruction. It can also refer to the state of being accursed or a person or thing that is cursed. In some contexts, it signifies a solemn vow or dedication, but more commonly, it carries the negative connotation of a curse or excommunication.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0331 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Leviticus — 27:28
- Numbers — 21:3
- Joshua — 6:17, 6:18, 7:12, 7:13
- Judges — 1:17
- 1 Chronicles — 2:7
- Zechariah — 14:11
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΑΘΕΜΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΝΑΘΕΜΑΤΙ — to a curse, with a curse, by a curse, to an accursed thing, with an accursed thing, by an accursed thing
- ἈΝΑΘΕΡΑΤΟΣ — accursed, cursed, devoted to destruction
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