Word Study · Strong's G331 · Greek
ἀνάθεμα
anathema
an-ath'-em-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: anáthema
“a (religious) ban or (concretely) excommunicated (thing or person)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a (religious) ban or (concretely) excommunicated (thing or person)
Rendered in the KJV as
accused, anathema, curse, X great.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἀνάθεμα4
- ἀνάθεμα.1
- ἀναθέματι1
How it is rendered · 5
- accursed2
- a curse1
- Accursed [is]1
- accursed.1
- With an oath1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular5
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSN · 5
- N-DSN · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Corinthians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 12:3ἀνάθεμαanathemanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularTherefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.here: Accursed [is]
- 1 Corinthians 16:22ἀνάθεμα.anathemanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularIf anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!here: accursed.
Galatians2 occurrences
- Galatians 1:8ἀνάθεμαanathemanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularBut even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!here: accursed
- Galatians 1:9ἀνάθεμαanathemanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singularAs we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!here: accursed