ἀνάθεμα

anathema

devoted

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Strong’s G331Noun, neuter6 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

accursed3

with an oath1

a curse1

accursed is1

In the text

Acts 23:14ἀναθέματι
They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
Romans 9:3ἀνάθεμα
For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
1 Corinthians 16:22ἀνάθεμα
If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!
Galatians 1:8ἀνάθεμα
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!

Abbott-Smith

ἀνάθεμα, -τος, τό
(ἀνατίθημι),
Hellenistic for Attic ἀνάθημα (Bl., § 27, 2);

1. prop. = τὸ ἀνατιθέμένον, that which is laid by to be kept, a votive offering (as ἀνάθημα in 2Ma.2:13, Luk.21:5—where LT read -θεμα, see M, Pr., 46).

2. [As equiv. in LXX for חֵרֶם,] devoted, a thing devoted to God (see Driver, De., 98 f., and cf. Lev.27:28-29), hence;

(a) of the sentence pronounced (Deu.13:15), a curse: Act.23:14;

(b) of the object on which the curse is laid, accursed (Deu.7:26): Rom.9:3, 1Co.12:3 16:22, Gal.1:8-9 (see ICC on Ro.; Lft., Ga., ll. with; Cremer, 547; Tr., Syn., § v; MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.