to throw away
Apoballo denotes casting something aside, whether a cloak or matters named in an exhortation.
The attested verses show the action of putting something aside: a man leaves his cloak before coming to Jesus, while exhortations concern not abandoning confidence and setting aside works of darkness.
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Casting aside what is being left behind · dominant
In Mark 10:50, the aorist active participle introduces the man's leaving his cloak as he rises and comes to Jesus; the APB renders the clause “throwing off his cloak.” In Hebrews 10:35, the aorist active subjunctive warns against setting aside confidence, and in Romans 13:12 the aorist middle subjunctive calls for setting aside “the works of darkness”; the APB renders both clauses with “throw away.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “throwing off” in Mark 10:50 and “throw away” in Hebrews 10:35 and Romans 13:12. These are translation renderings of whole clauses.