αἴρω
airō
“to take up”
Definition
to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare H05375) to expiate sin
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Grammar & Morphology
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
αἴρω appears 99 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?
He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
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