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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3024. λήθη (léthé) -- Forgetfulness</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3024.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/revelation/20-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3024.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3024</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3023.htm" title="3023">◄</a> 3024. léthé <a href="../greek/3025.htm" title="3025">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">léthé: Forgetfulness</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">λήθη</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>léthé<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>lay'-thay<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(lay'-thay)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Forgetfulness<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>forgetfulness, oblivion.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb λανθάνω (lanthanō), meaning "to forget" or "to be hidden."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew concept of forgetfulness is often represented by the word שָׁכַח (shakach), Strong's Hebrew #7911, which similarly conveys the idea of forgetting or neglecting.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the context of the New Testament, "λήθη" (léthé) refers to the concept of forgetfulness or oblivion. It is often used metaphorically to describe a state of spiritual or moral forgetfulness, where individuals may forget God's laws, commands, or their own spiritual identity.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of forgetfulness was often associated with the River Lethe in Greek mythology, which was believed to cause forgetfulness in those who drank its waters. This idea of forgetfulness as a form of spiritual or moral amnesia was also present in Jewish thought, where forgetting God's commandments was seen as a serious spiritual failing.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2990.htm">lanthanó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>forgetfulness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>forgotten* (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3024: λήθη</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λήθη</span></span>, <span class="greek2">λήθης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">λήθω</span> to escape notice, <span class="greek2">λήθομαι</span> to forget) (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down), <span class="accented">forgetfulness</span>: <span class="greek2">λήθην</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span> <span class="greek2">λαβεῖν</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">λαμβάνω</span></span>, I. 6), <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-9.htm">2 Peter 1:9</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>forgetfulness<p>From <a href="/greek/2990.htm">lanthano</a>; forgetfulness -- + forget. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2990.htm">lanthano</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>λήθη ληθην λήθην λήμμα λήμματα λήμματος λημμάτων lethen lēthēn lḗthen lḗthēn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_peter/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 1:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐστιν μυωπάζων <b>λήθην</b> λαβὼν τοῦ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and cannot see afar off, <span class="itali">and hath forgotten</span> that he was purged from<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he is short sighted <span class="itali">forgetfulness</span> having reveived the<p><b><a href="/greek/3024.htm">Strong's Greek 3024</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3024.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/le_the_n_3024.htm">λήθην — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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