ἀπόθεσις apóthesis

Meaning

a laying aside (literally or figuratively)

In the King James Version: putting away (off)

Derivation: from G659 (ἀποτίθημι);

Where it is used

• 1 Peter 3:21 And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
• 2 Peter 1:14 because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.