from 659; a laying aside (literally or figuratively):--putting away (off).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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apothesis
1) a putting off or away
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Relation: from G659
Usage:
This word is used 2 times:
1 Peter 3:21: "save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer" 2 Peter 1:14: "that shortly I must put offthis my tabernacle, even as"