ἀπ-ωθέω, -ῶ [in LXX for זָנַח, מָאַס, etc. ;] to thrust away. Mid., to thrust away from oneself, refuse, reject: with accusative of person(s) (MM, see word), Act.7:27, 39 13:46, Rom.11:1-2, 1Ti.1:19.† (AS)
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apōtheō · to reject · Greek
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Acts 7:27 · ἀπώσατοBut he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?Acts 7:39 · ἀπώσαντοto whom our fathers wouldn’t be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,Acts 13:46 · ἀπωθεῖσθεPaul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.Romans 11:1 · ἀπώσατοI ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.Romans 11:2 · ἀπώσατοGod didn’t reject his people, which he foreknew. Or don’t you know what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he pleads with God against Israel:1 Timothy 1:19 · ἀπωσάμενοιholding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;