Word study · Greek
anathematizō
to bind under a curse
Say it: an-ath-em-at-ID-zo (approximate)
ἀναθεματίζω
What it means
To place under a curse or oath. The more than forty men "bound themselves under a curse" to neither eat nor drink till Paul was dead (23:12, 23:14, 23:21). Peter uses it of his own curse in the courtyard (Mark 14:71).
Range of meaning
- CursePut under a ban.
- SwearBind by an oath.
In Acts
- Chapter 23
"Bound themselves under a curse" (23:12, 23:14, 23:21).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G0332 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources