Word study · Greek

anáthema

accursed, cursed

Say it: an-ATH-eh-mah (approximate)

ἀνάθεμα

What it means

Something under a curse. "Let him be accursed" if anyone preaches a different gospel (1:8-9), even an angel; the same word closes 1 Corinthians (16:22).

Range of meaning

  • CursedUnder a curse.
  • Devoted to destructionSet apart for judgment.

In Galatians

Every verse (2)

Verses where G0331 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources