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ἐπαίρω

epairōto lift upHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἐπ-αίρω

[in LXX for נָשָׂא, רוּם, etc. ;]

to lift up, raise: τ. ἀρτέμονα, Acts 27:40; χεῖρας, Luke 24:50, 1 Timothy 2:8; κεφαλάς, Luke 21:28; ὀφθαλμούς, Matthew 17:8, Luke 6:20; 16:23; 18:13, John 4:35; 6:5; 17:1; φωνήν, Luke 11:27, Acts 2:14; 14:11; 22:22; τ. πτέρναν (figuratively), John 13:18. Pass., Acts 1:9; metaphorically, to be lifted up with pride: 2 Corinthians 10:5; 11:20.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐπαίρω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

19 total
  1. Matthew 17:8ἐπάραντες · they looked up
    And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
  2. Luke 6:20ἐπάρας · Looking up
    Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
  3. Luke 11:27ἐπάρασά · raised
    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!”
  4. Luke 16:23ἐπάρας · he looked up
    In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
  5. Luke 18:13ἐπᾶραι · to lift up
    But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
  6. Luke 21:28ἐπάρατε · lift up
    When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
  7. Luke 24:50ἐπάρας · He lifted up
    When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
  8. John 4:35ἐπάρατε · lift up
    Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
  9. John 6:5ἐπάρας · looked up
    When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
  10. John 13:18ἐπῆρεν · has lifted up
    I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
  11. John 17:1ἐπάρας · He lifted up
    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.
  12. Acts 1:9ἐπήρθη · He was taken up
    After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
  13. Acts 2:14ἐπῆρεν · lifted up
    Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.
  14. Acts 14:11ἐπῆραν · they lifted up
    When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
  15. Acts 22:22ἐπῆραν · they lifted up
    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!”
  16. Acts 27:40ἐπάραντες · they hoisted
    Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
  17. 2 Corinthians 10:5ἐπαιρόμενον · set up
    We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
  18. 2 Corinthians 11:20ἐπαίρεται · exalts himself
    In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.
  19. 1 Timothy 2:8ἐπαίροντας · lifting up
    Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.