Anathema

an-ath'-em-ah
Parts of Speech Noun Neuter

Anathema Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 6
  1. a thing set up or laid by in order to be kept
    1. specifically, an offering resulting from a vow, which after being consecrated to a god was hung upon the walls or columns of the temple, or put in some other conspicuous place
  2. a thing devoted to God without hope of being redeemed, and if an animal, to be slain; therefore a person or thing doomed to destruction
    1. a curse
    2. a man accursed, devoted to the direst of woes
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
anaqema
Origin
from (394)
Strong's Number
331
TDNT Entry
1:354,57

NAS Word Usage

accursed
5
solemn
1
Total
6

NAS Verse Count

1
1
2
2
Total
6
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Anathema". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.