GreekG0142Verb

αἴρω

airō

99Occurrences
G0142Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

a primary root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to raise, take up, lift or draw up
2.to bear, carry
3.to bear or take away, carry off, remove
LXX: chiefly for נשׂא, also for לקח, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

αἴρω appears 99 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
23
Mark
21
Luke
20
Matthew
20
Acts
8
1 Corinthians
2
Revelation
2
1 John
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 5:2BSB

And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?

John 15:2BSB

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.

Luke 17:13BSB

and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

Matthew 13:12BSB

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.

Mark 10:21BSB

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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