Definition
ἀκυρόω, -ῶ
(κῦρος, authority), [in LXX: 1Es.6.32 Esther 6:1-34, 2Ma.6.1-31 * ;]
to revoke, invalidate (MM, VGT, see word): Matthew 15:6, Mark 7:13, Galatians 3:17 (Plut.).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Matthew 15:6ἠκυρώσατε · you nullify…he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
- Mark 7:13ἀκυροῦντες · [Thus] you nullifyThus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
- Galatians 3:17ἀκυροῖ · does not revokeWhat I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.