apekduomai describes stripping away what is set aside, in contexts involving the old self and hostile authorities.

The attested use depicts an aorist middle participial act of stripping away or setting aside: Colossians 3:9 places it with the old self and its practices, while Colossians 2:15 places it in the clause concerning rulers and authorities.

1. Stripping away or setting aside · dominant

   In Colossians 3:9, the plural aorist middle participle occurs in the clause the APB renders “since you have put off the old self with its practices.” In Colossians 2:15, the singular aorist middle participle occurs in the clause the APB renders “Having disarmed the rulers and authorities”, so the term's precise English contribution there cannot be isolated beyond this removal imagery.

   Colossians 3:9Colossians 2:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses as “Having disarmed the rulers and authorities” in Colossians 2:15 and “put off the old self” in Colossians 3:9. These phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed individual renderings.