ἀνάθεμα G0331
A solemn curse, a thing or person devoted to divine destruction; anathema
One of the most intense words in Paul's vocabulary, anathema denotes something placed under a divine ban -- utterly separated from God's people and devoted to destruction. In Romans 9:3 Paul expresses his willingness to be 'accursed' for the sake of his fellow Israelites. The Corinthian formula 'Jesus is anathema' (1 Cor 12:3) marks the ultimate false confession. Spanish 'anatema' and French 'anatheme' preserve the Greek loanword, testifying to its enduring theological weight across Christian traditions. The conspirators in Acts 23:14 bind themselves 'with a curse,' showing its oath-binding dimension.
Senses
1. a curse, something devoted to destruction, anathema — A solemn pronouncement of divine curse or devotion to destruction, applied both to persons and to the act of cursing itself. In Acts 23:14 the conspirators bind themselves 'with a curse' (anathemati) -- Spanish 'con maldicion,' French 'malediction' -- showing the oath-binding function. Romans 9:3 uses it of self-imprecation: Paul would accept being anathema, cut off from Christ, for Israel's sake. In 1 Corinthians 12:3 it is the anti-confession ('Jesus is accursed'), while 1 Corinthians 16:22 and Galatians 1:8 deploy it as a solemn ecclesiastical pronouncement against those who distort the gospel. 6×
AR["بِحِرْمٍ", "فَليَكُن-مَحرومًا", "مَحْرُومًا", "مَلعونٌ"]·ben["অভিশপ্ত", "অভিশপ্ত।", "শাপে"]·DE["Fluch", "Ἀναθέματι"]·EN["With-a-curse", "accursed"]·FR["anathème", "malédiction"]·heb["בְּחֵרֶם", "חֵרֶם"]·HI["शापसे", "शापित", "श्रपित"]·ID["Dengan-kutuk", "TERKUTUK", "terkutuk", "terkutuk.", "terkutuklah"]·IT["anatema", "anathema"]·jav["KAALANAN", "Sumpah", "kecungkup", "kenging-ipat-ipat", "kinuthuk"]·KO["저주로", "저주를", "저주받은-자", "저주받을", "저주받을-지어다"]·PT["ANÁTEMA", "anátema"]·RU["АНАФЕМА", "Клятвой", "анафема", "проклятым"]·ES["ANATEMA", "Con-maldición", "anatema"]·SW["Kwa-kiapo", "LAANA", "laana"]·TR["lanetle", "lanetli"]·urd["لعنت-سے", "لعنتی", "لعنتی-ہے", "ملعون", "ملعُون"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀνάθεμα, poetry ἄνθεμα, ατος, τό, (ἀνατίθημι) properly, like{ἀνάθημα}, anything dedicated, Refs 3rd c.BC+ __2 anything devoted to evil, an accursed thing, LXX; of persons. NT __II curse, Refs 1st c.AD+