ἐπαίρω
epairō
“to lift up”
Definition
to raise up (literally or figuratively)
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G142 (αἴρω);
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Occurrences
ἐπαίρω appears 19 times in the New Testament.
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Key Passages
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.
As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
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