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Apostasy

A deserting or abandoning of the true religion. The word is borrowed from the Latin _apostatare_, or _apostare_, _to despise_ or _violate_ any thing. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
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  • STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)

Key facts

Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G0646
Hebrew
מַעַל · maʻal
Greek
ἀποστασία · apostasia

Strong’s and original-language information

G0646

ἀποστασία · apostasia

Glosses: apostasy

άποστασία, -ας, ἡ (ἀφίστημι), [in LXX for מַעַל, etc. ; ] defection, apostasy, revolt;

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)

H4604

מַעַל · maʻal

Glosses: falsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, [idiom] very.

treachery, i.e. sin

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

H4605

מַעַל · maʻal

Glosses: above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.

properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.

Indexed occurrences: 0

Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon

Complete dictionary entries

A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

APOSTASY

a deserting or abandoning of the true religion. The word is borrowed from the Latin _apostatare_, or _apostare_, _to despise_ or _violate_ any thing. Hence _apostatare leges_ anciently signified _to transgress the laws_.

Source: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary · View data sources

Concordance

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Topical Bible

Naves Topical

APOSTASY

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for APOSTASY.

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