ἀθέτ-ησις G0115
annulment, setting aside, abolition or cancellation
This noun denotes a setting aside, annulment, or abolition—the cancellation of what was previously established. In Hebrews 7:18, it describes the 'annulment' of the former commandment (the Levitical priesthood law) because of its weakness and uselessness. In Hebrews 9:26, it refers to the 'putting away' of sin through Christ's sacrifice. The word emphasizes removal, abolition, the setting aside of what was formerly in force. It's particularly significant in Hebrews' argument about the superiority of Christ's priesthood: the old has been annulled, sin has been put away.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Cross-linguistic glosses emphasize annulment and setting aside—Spanish 'anulación,' French 'rejet' (rejection/casting off), German 'Verwerfung' (rejection/annulment). Hebrews 7:18 uses it for the abolition of the former commandment; 9:26 for the putting away of sin. Both contexts involve the removal of what was formerly in place—old covenant structures or sin's dominion. The multilingual evidence supports this as authoritative setting aside, the annulment or abolition of what previously held force. It's removal with legal or spiritual finality. 2×
AR["إِبْطَالٌ", "إِبْطَالِ"]·ben["রদ"]·DE["Verwerfung"]·EN["annulment"]·FR["rejet"]·heb["בִּטּוּל"]·HI["रद्द"]·ID["Pembatalan", "penghapusan"]·IT["athetēsin", "athetēsis"]·jav["kasirnakaken", "pembatalan"]·KO["폐지를", "폐지이라"]·PT["anulação"]·RU["отмена", "уничтожения"]·ES["anulación"]·SW["kubatilika", "kuondoa"]·TR["iptal", "kaldırılması"]·urd["منسوخی", "منسوخی-کے-لیے"]
Related Senses
H1961 1. be, exist, was (Qal copular/existential) (3505×)G1510 1. copulative, linking predication (2095×)G1096 1. become, change state (421×)G1096 2. happen, occur, take place (158×)G1510 2. participial, being (circumstantial/attributive) (157×)H3426 1. there is, there are (existence) (129×)G1510 3. infinitival, to be (128×)H1934 1. to be, exist (65×)H1961 2. become, come to be (Qal inchoative) (55×)G5225 1. to be, to exist (45×)H0194 1. (45×)G1096 3. come, arrive, appear (28×)G1096 4. let it be, may it be done (22×)H0383 1. there is/are, to exist (Aramaic existential particle) (19×)G1096 5. may it never be! (16×)G2673 1. abolish, bring to an end (16×)G1510 5. existential, there is/exists (15×)G5225 2. possessions, property, goods (14×)G1096 6. be, exist, find oneself (13×)H7136a 1. happen, occur, befall (12×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀθέτ-ησις, ἡ, a setting aside, abolition, ἁμαρτίαςNT+2nd c.AD+; 'annulling' of a deed, Refs 1st c.AD+ __II rejection (of a spurious passage), Refs 2nd c.AD+; generally, rejection, opposed to ἐποχή, Refs 1st c.BC+ __III breach of faith, Refs 2nd c.AD+