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ἀποβολή

apobolḗ

G580 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

Act of throwing away, discarding, or deliberate rejection; in extended use, loss or ruin resulting from being cast off. The primary sense is the action or result of expelling, casting away, or disowning something or someone. In figurative or legal contexts, can denote the loss of something (such as property, honor, or a person) through removal or rejection.

Semantic Range

casting away, rejection, loss, forfeiture, expulsion, miscarriage, banishment

Root / Etymology

From ἀποβάλλω (to throw away, cast off, reject) with the nominal suffix -ή, forming an abstract noun indicating the act or result of casting away.

Historical & Contextual Notes

ἀποβολή appears in Hellenistic and Koine Greek to denote both literal and figurative processes of being thrown away or dismissed. In classical Greek, it can refer to physical ejection or loss (e.g., miscarriage, property forfeiture, expulsion of a person). In later Judean or early Christian usage (e.g., Romans 11:15), it carries a figurative sense of communal or divine rejection, often contrasted with acceptance or restoration. English translations sometimes render it as 'casting away' or 'loss,' but these do not always communicate the nuance of deliberate exclusion or expulsion inherent in the word. In the Septuagint and broader Hellenistic literature, related forms are used for legal banishment, shipwreck, or disownment. Contrasts with words denoting acceptance (e.g., πρόσλημψις, 'acceptance, reception').

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἀποβάλλω; rejection; figuratively, loss:--casting away, loss.

Root Family

ἀποβολή (apobolē) — casting away, rejection, expulsion, forfeiture, loss

Root ἀποβολ- to throw away, to discard, to expel, to reject

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G580-01 ἀποβολὴ apobole N NOM F SG loss casting away casting away 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G580-01 Acts 27:22 ἀποβολὴ apobole N NOM F SG loss casting away loss
G580-01 Romans 11:15 ἀποβολὴ apobole N NOM F SG rejection casting away casting away
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