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Strong's G659 ἀποτίθημι (apotithemi)

Apotithemi means “cast off” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H659 — epha (“of nought”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G659
Language Greek
Linked Usages 24
Books 17

Strong's G659 Quick Answer

Strong's G659 ἀποτίθημι (apotithemi) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. apotithemi (ap-ot-eeth'-ay-mee) v. 1. to put away {literally or figuratively} It has 24 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include put, lay, cast, away, and laying. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
apotithemi (ap-ot-eeth'-ay-mee) v. 1. to put away {literally or figuratively}
Usage
24 linked usages
Books
17 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
put, lay, cast, away, and laying

Meaning and Definition

apotithemi (ap-ot-eeth'-ay-mee) v. 1. to put away {literally or figuratively} [from G575 and G5087] KJV: cast off, lay apart (aside, down), put away (off) Root(s): G575, G5087

Original Word
ἀποτίθημι
Transliteration
apotithemi
Derivation
Root: τίθημι R1: 575 R2: 5087
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G659. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to put aside

Usage: ἀπο-τίθημι [in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ hi. ;] to put off or aside; in NT always mid., __(a) to put of from oneself as a garment: τ. ἱμάτια, Act.7:58; metaphorically, in ethical sense, to put of, lay aside: Rom.13:12, Eph.4:22, 25, Col.3:8, Heb.12:1, Jas.1:21, 1Pe.2:1; __(b) to stow away, put: ἐν τ. φυλακῇ (MM, see word), Mat.14:3.† (AS)

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How Strong's G659 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render apotithemi, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

put Romans 13:12 lay Hebrews 12:1 away Ephesians 4:25 cast Acts 7:58 laying 1 Peter 2:1

How Strong's G659 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G659 (ἀποτίθημι) appears 16 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G659 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G659 in the New Testament

8 indexed usages in New Testament.

Acts 7:58 KJV

And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

Romans 13:12 KJV

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Ephesians 4:22 KJV

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

Strong's G659 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

11 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 16:33 Septuagint / Brenton

And Moses said to Aaron, Take a golden pot, and cast into it one full omer of manna; and thou shalt lay it up before God, to be kept for your generations,

Exodus 16:34 Septuagint / Brenton

as the Lord commanded Moses: and Aaron laid it up before the testimony to be kept.

Leviticus 16:23 Septuagint / Brenton

And Aaron shall enter into the tabernacle of witness, and shall put off the linen garment, which he had put on, as he entered into the holy place, and shall lay it by there.

Strong's G659 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 6:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And the holy vessels of gold and of silver, that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away out of the house at Jerusalem, and had set them in his own temple, those Cyrus the king brought forth again out of the temple at Babylon, and they were delivered to Zerubbabel, that is, to Sheshbazzar the ruler,

Tobit 6:4 Septuagint / Brenton

To whom the angel said, Open the fish, and take the heart and the liver and the gall, and put them up safely.

1 Maccabees 1:35 Septuagint / Brenton

They stored it also with armor and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare:

Usage Excerpts

First 24 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G659.

Exodus 16:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to Aaron, Take a golden pot, and cast into it one full omer of manna; and thou shalt lay it up before God, to be kept for your generations,
Exodus 16:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
as the Lord commanded Moses: and Aaron laid it up before the testimony to be kept.
Leviticus 16:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Aaron shall enter into the tabernacle of witness, and shall put off the linen garment, which he had put on, as he entered into the holy place, and shall lay it by there.
Leviticus 24:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they put him in ward, to judge him by the command of the Lord.
Numbers 15:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they placed him in custody, for they did not determine what they should do to him.
Numbers 17:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.
Numbers 17:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Lay up the rod of Aaron before the testimonies to be kept as a sign for the children of the disobedient; and let their murmuring cease from me, and they shall not die.
Numbers 19:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a clean man shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up in a clean place outside the camp; and they shall be for the congregation of the children of Israel to keep: it is the water of sprinkling, a purification.
Joshua 4:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel did so, as the Lord commanded Joshua; and they took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan (as the Lord commanded Joshua, when the children of Israel had completely passed over), and carried these stones with them into the camp, and laid them down there.
2 Chronicles 18:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and ye shall say, Thus said the king, Put this fellow into the prison house, and let him eat the bread of affliction, and drink the water of affliction, until I return in peace.
Joel 1:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
What shall we store up for ourselves? the herds of cattle have mourned, because they had no pasture; and the flocks of sheep have been utterly destroyed.
Acts 7:58 New Testament, KJV
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
Romans 13:12 New Testament, KJV
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Ephesians 4:22 New Testament, KJV
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Ephesians 4:25 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Colossians 3:8 New Testament, KJV
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Hebrews 12:1 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
James 1:21 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
1 Peter 2:1 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
1 Esdras 6:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the holy vessels of gold and of silver, that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away out of the house at Jerusalem, and had set them in his own temple, those Cyrus the king brought forth again out of the temple at Babylon, and they were delivered to Zerubbabel, that is, to Sheshbazzar the ruler,
Tobit 6:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
To whom the angel said, Open the fish, and take the heart and the liver and the gall, and put them up safely.
1 Maccabees 1:35 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They stored it also with armor and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare:
1 Maccabees 4:46 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and laid up the stones in the mountain of the temple in a convenient place, until there should come a prophet to show what should be done with them.
2 Maccabees 8:35 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
he was through the help of the Lord brought down by them, of whom he made least account; and putting off his glorious apparel, and discharging his company, he came like a fugitive servant through the midland unto Antioch, having very great dishonor, for that his host was destroyed.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G659, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 2 usages, New Testament
Colossians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G659 FAQ

What does apotithemi (ἀποτίθημι) mean?

Apotithemi (Strong's G659) is a Greek word most simply glossed "cast off". apotithemi (ap-ot-eeth'-ay-mee) v. 1. to put away {literally or figuratively}

How many times is apotithemi (ἀποτίθημι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 24 linked usages for Strong's G659 across 17 books.

Where can I study apotithemi (ἀποτίθημι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G659 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate apotithemi (ἀποτίθημι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as put, lay, cast, away, and laying. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G659 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 11 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G659, with linked reader references where each row is available.