ἀπόθεσις
apóthesis
putting-off
The act of laying aside, putting away, or removing something from oneself, either physically (such as removing clothing or objects) or figuratively (such as abandoning attitudes, practices, or moral faults). Most often denotes a purposeful, decisive action of relinquishing or discarding.
2 Peter 1:14 · Word #6
Lexicon G595
| Lemma | ἀπόθεσις |
| Transliteration | apóthesis |
| Strong's | G595 |
| Definition | The act of laying aside, putting away, or removing something from oneself, either physically (such as removing clothing or objects) or figuratively (such as abandoning attitudes, practices, or moral faults). Most often denotes a purposeful, decisive action of relinquishing or discarding. |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | putting-off |
| Literal | putting-off-laying-aside |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀπόθεσις |
| Strong's | G595 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G595-01
a laying aside
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS): functions as a singular subject-form verbal noun denoting an act or process. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering captures the core verbal-noun sense of a decisive act of putting something away or removing it from oneself. As a nominative feminine singular noun, it is expressed as a singular act or instance: "a laying aside." |
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