περιαιρέω periaireō · G4014

to take away

περι-αιρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for סוּר hi. ; ] ; to take away that which surrounds, take away, take off (τείχη, Hdt., Thuc.; χιτῶνα, Plat.; δακτύλιον, Gen.41:42, cf. σφρηγῖδα, Hdt., ii, 151) : τ. κάλυΜΜα, pass., 2Co.3:16; as nautical term (RV, cast off), ἀγκύρας, Act.27:40; absol., to cast loose: Act.28:13. Metaphorical, to take away entirely: ἐλπίς, pass., Act.27:20; ἁμαρτίας, Heb.10:11.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

περιαιρ-έω, ; aorist περιεῖλον []:—take away something that surrounds, strip off, remove, with accusative of things, τεῖχος Hdt.[same place],[]; π. τὸν κέραμον taking off the earthen jar into which the gold had been run, []; δέρματα σωμάτων π. strip skins off from.., []; simply, take away from, τῶν πολεμικῶν τὸ μελετᾶν []:—middle, take off from oneself, π. τὴν κυνέην, τὴν σφρηγῖδα, take off one's helmet, one's signet-ring, []; βυβλίον περιαιρεόμενος taking [the cover] off one's letter, i. e. …

Where it's used 5 times

Acts 27:20 · Acts 27:40 · Acts 28:13 · 2 Corinthians 3:16 · Hebrews 10:11

Source: TBESG G4014; TFLSJ G4014

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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