ΑΠΟΠΤΥΩ, αποπτυω
APOPTYŌ, apoptyō
Sounds Like: ah-POP-too-oh
Translations: to spit out, to spit, to reject, to spurn
From the root: ΑΠΟΠΤΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἀπό (apo), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and the verb πτύω (ptyo), meaning 'to spit'. Therefore, it literally means 'to spit out'. Metaphorically, it is used to express strong rejection, disdain, or contempt, similar to how one might spit something out that is repulsive. It implies a complete and utter repudiation of something or someone.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G0667 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΠΤΥΩ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΠΤΟΥΔΕ — to spit out, to reject, to despise
- ἈΠΟΠΤΥΟΝΤΕΣ — spitting out, spitting, rejecting, abhorring, a spitting out, a spitting, a rejecting, an abhorring
- ἈΠΟΠΤΥΣΑΤΕ — spit out, reject, abhor
- ΑΠΟΠΤΥΣΑΙ — to spit out, to reject, to despise, to scorn
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