ἀποστυγέω
apostugeō
G0655
G:V
Greek
to abhor
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apostugeo expresses a stance of rejecting evil in the instruction to keep love genuine.
The attested use presents an active rejection of evil alongside genuine love and attachment to what is good.
Senses in use
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Rejecting evil · dominant
In Romans 12:9, the present active nominative plural masculine participle occurs in the instruction concerning genuine love, evil, and the good; the APB renders the clause “abhorring the evil, clinging to the good.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 12:9, the APB presents the clause as “abhorring the evil,”.