ἀφαιρέω aphaireō · G0851
to remove
ἀφ-αιρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX (Cremer, 615 f.) for סוּר, עָבַר, H7311 כָּרַת, etc. (35 words in all) ; ] ; to take from, take away, take off: with accusative, τὸ ὠτίον, Mat.26:51, Mrk.14:47 (ὠτάριον, WH), Luk.22:50 (οὖς); ὄνειδος, Luk.1:25; before ἀπό, Rev.22:19, Luk.16:3 (mid.); pass., C. genitive, Luk.10:42; ἀ. ἁμαρτίος, Heb.10:4, Rom.11:27 (mid.) (MM, see word).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀφαιρ-έω, ; Ionic dialect ἀπαιρέω, future -ήσω: perfect ἀφῄρηκα, Ionic dialect ἀπαραίρηκα: aorist ἀφεῖλον, later infinitive ἀφέλαι[]:—take away from:—Constr.: mostly ἀ. τί τινι, σῖτον μέν σφιν ἀφεῖλε took it from him, [] codices, etc. (but also, relieve one of a duty, []; also τινά τι probably [], see infr. II. I, III: with genitive, take from, τιμῆς οὔτ᾽ ἀφελὼν οὔτ᾽ ἐπορεξάμενος[]; μηδὲν ἀφαιρῶμεν τοῦ ἀδίκου (from the unjust man) ἀπὸ τῆς ἀδικίας[]; τοῦ πλήθους diminish the number, [] having …
Where it's used 10 times
Matthew 26:51 · Mark 14:47 · Luke 1:25 · Luke 10:42 · Luke 16:3 · Luke 22:50 · Romans 11:27 · Hebrews 10:4 · Revelation 22:19 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G0851; TFLSJ G0851
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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