ἀπόθεσις
apóthesis
“a laying aside (literally or figuratively)”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
a laying aside (literally or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a putting off or away, laying aside, a euphemism for death, 1 Pet. 3:21; 2 Pet. 1:14*
Translated in KJV as
putting away (off)
Etymology
from G659 (ἀποτίθημι);
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