Definition
αἴρω,
[in LXX chiefly for נשׂא, also for לקח, etc. ;]
1. to raise, take up, lift or draw up: John 8:59; 11:41, Acts 27:17, al.
2. to bear, carry: Matthew 4:6; 16:24, al.
3. to bear or take away, carry off, remove: Matthew 21:21, John 19:31, 1 Corinthians 5:12; 6:15 (see Lft., Notes, 216), al.; of the taking away sin by Christ, John 1:29, 1 John 3:5. (Cf. ἀπ᾽, ἐξ-, ἐπ-, μετ-, συν-, ὑπερ-αίρω). For exx. from π., see MM, VGT, see word)
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as αἴρω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
101 total
- Revelation 18:21ἦρεν · picked upThen a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.